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Media Services Act

Title (original language): Meediateenuste seadus

Estonia’s Media Services Act transposes into Estonian law the EU  Audiovisual Media Services Directive. According to the Act, the scope of application of the Media Services Act also includes video-sharing platforms and social media channels, such as YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion. In order to provide a service, it is necessary to submit a notice of economic activities to the register of economic activities and to set out the procedure for blocking illegal content in the terms and conditions. In particular, Art. 19 states: The media service provider must not transmit programmes which might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors, in particular programmes that involve pornography or promote violence or cruelty.

(Source: Estonia - Policy monitor country profile, 2025)

 

Entities responsible for implementation: Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA)

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2010 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 01 August 2025
  • Estonia

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  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • protection, age verification, online safety, children's-rights
Title (original language): Meediateenuste seadus
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".

Estonia’s Media Services Act transposes into Estonian law the EU  Audiovisual Media Services Directive. According to the Act, the scope of application of the Media Services Act also includes video-sharing platforms and social media channels, such as YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion. In order to provide a service, it is necessary to submit a notice of economic activities to the register of economic activities and to set out the procedure for blocking illegal content in the terms and conditions. In particular, Art. 19 states: The media service provider must not transmit programmes which might seriously impair the physical, mental or moral development of minors, in particular programmes that involve pornography or promote violence or cruelty.

(Source: Estonia - Policy monitor country profile, 2025)

 

Entities responsible for implementation: Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA)

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2010 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 01 August 2025
  • Estonia

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • protection, age verification, online safety, children's-rights
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