German law on censorship duties for online social media services (‘Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz’) subject to EU 2015/1535 notification procedure (TRIS 2017/127/D)

3.8.2017

Question for written answer P-005158-17
to the Commission
Rule 130
Gesine Meissner (ALDE)

1. Did the Commission legally check Germany’s draft law against EC law?

2. If so, when analysing the notified draft law, did the Commission take into account Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and did it balance the fundamental rights of freedom of expression and information for EU citizens using social media against the political wish to fight hate speech?

3. What was the outcome of this legal analysis balancing Article 11 against other fundamental rights?