Portuguese Charter of Human Rights in the Digital Age
https://files.dre.pt/1s/2022/08/15500/0000200003.pdf (change of article 6, law 15/2022 of 11 August)
Television and on-demand audiovisual services Law
Revised national Television law incorporating content standards for all audiovisual media, both traditional TV broadcasts, on-demand services, and video-sharing platforms. The revised law aims to create a safer, fairer and more diverse audiovisual landscape.
Audiovisual Media Services Law
Law transposing EU Directive 2010/13 (Audiovisual Media Services Directive). Section 9b of the law: Video-sharing platforms must register with the competent authority; services must not contain illegal content as defined in the EU directive; must establish a notice-and-take-down procedure. Fines up to 150 000 Euro.
Communication-Platform Law
Law about notice of unlawful content on sizeable commercial digital platforms. Service providers must provide processes (1) for noticing such content. Obviously unlawful content must be taken down by the provider immediately (24 hours), otherwise within 7 days, and (2) for reviewing the take-down decision. Fines up to 10 million Euros.
Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information
The law regulates informational self-determination, the protection of personal data, as well as access to, and the dissemination of, public information
Act CVIII of 2001 on Electronic Commercial Services and Certain Questions Relating to the Information Society
The law regulates services regarding electronic commerce, including consumer rights.
Act C of 2003 on Electronic Communication
The law defines the objectives and means of the development of the electronic telecommunications infrastructure regarding the protection of consumers and of competition.
Act CLXXXV of 2010 on Media Services and Mass Communication
Detailed regulation regarding the print press, the audiovisual media, and digital outlets.
Act CIV of 2010 on Press Freedom and the Fundamental Rules of Media Content
The ‘media constitution’ defining the general rules of press freedom and of media content.
