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Act No. 264/2022 Coll. on Media Services and on Amendments to Certain Acts

Title (original language): Zákon č. 264/2022 Z. z. o mediálnych službách a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov

This law establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for broadcasting, on-demand audiovisual services, retransmission, multiplex providers, video-sharing platforms, and other media service providers in Slovakia. It sets out rules governing content moderation, age verification, and the oversight role of a new independent regulator (the Council for Media Services), strengthening consumer protection and public interest safeguards.

Entities responsible for implementation: Council for Media Services

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2022 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: EU Directive 2018/1808

  • Slovakia

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  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • advertising, age verification, media literacy, content, data protection
  • Machine translation used
Title (original language): Zákon č. 264/2022 Z. z. o mediálnych službách a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".

This law establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for broadcasting, on-demand audiovisual services, retransmission, multiplex providers, video-sharing platforms, and other media service providers in Slovakia. It sets out rules governing content moderation, age verification, and the oversight role of a new independent regulator (the Council for Media Services), strengthening consumer protection and public interest safeguards.

Entities responsible for implementation: Council for Media Services

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2022 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Related EU policy: EU Directive 2018/1808

  • Slovakia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • advertising, age verification, media literacy, content, data protection
  • Machine translation used
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