AVMSD
Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Directive 2010/13/EU as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/1808)
EU directive setting baseline safety and minor-protection duties for audiovisual media services and video-sharing platform services, including measures to protect minors from harmful content.
Jurisdiction
European Union
EU
Enacted
Unknown
Effective
Unknown
Enforcement
Not specified
What It Requires
Harms Addressed
Who Must Comply
This law applies to:
- • Audiovisual media services
- • Video-sharing platform services (scope as transposed nationally)
Who bears obligations:
Safety Provisions
- • Measures to protect minors on video-sharing platform services
- • Governance expectations that complement DSA (especially for "video + community" products)
- • Age verification and parental control requirements for harmful content
Quick Facts
- Binding
- Yes
- Mental Health Focus
- Yes
- Child Safety Focus
- Yes
- Algorithmic Scope
- No
Why It Matters
Even with DSA, AVMSD remains a practical enforcement hook for minors' harmful-content exposure duties in EU markets.
Cite This
APA
European Union. (n.d.). Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Directive 2010/13/EU as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/1808). Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/eu-avmsd
BibTeX
@misc{eu_avmsd,
title = {Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Directive 2010/13/EU as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/1808)},
author = {European Union},
year = {n.d.},
url = {https://nope.net/regs/eu-avmsd}
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