A Comparative Analysis of Online Content Regulation in EU and UK

Abstract

An important aspect of daily activity occurs in cyberspace, where individuals access numerous online platforms and benefit from the various services offered. The amount of online content is growing exponentially, and at the same time, it has increased the possibility that users face illegal and harmful content on different online platforms. Relevant organizations and governing bodies indicate that individual reports of illegal and harmful content have increased every year. This shows the inadequacy of actions by online platforms in tackling illegal and harmful online content and the need to change from a self-regulation approach to a more strict governmental
regulatory approach. This paper provides an overview of online content regulation applied within the European Union, Germany and the United Kingdom and through a comparative analysis of these acts, similarities and differences are identified.