Germany replaced the Telemedia Act, known as the TMG, with the Digital Services Act implementation legislation known as the DDG on 14 May 2024. The German original explains practical references that website operators in Germany may need to review in their legal notices and privacy information.
This concerns German legislation. It is not an instruction for every website worldwide to use the same statutory references.
What does the DDG address?
The original describes the DDG in the wider context of digital services, transparency and accountability. It discusses information about platforms, their moderation practices and users' rights.
For a typical German website operator, a practical starting point is checking whether the site's legal documents still refer to provisions that have been renamed or replaced.
Legal notices: review references to section 5 TMG
The original points out that the German provider-information provision previously cited as section 5 TMG is now addressed under section 5 DDG. If a legal notice explicitly names the old section, review that reference.
The article also explains that citing the section number itself is not generally what fulfils the information duty. Updating a citation does not replace checking whether the required provider details are complete and appropriate.
Privacy notices: TTDSG becomes TDDDG
The German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act, abbreviated TTDSG, was renamed the Telecommunications-Digital Services Data Protection Act, or TDDDG.
Where a German privacy notice refers to the earlier title or abbreviation, review whether those references need updating. This is a German national terminology change alongside the wider EU digital-services framework.
Conclusion
Small changes in statutory names can leave legal documents visibly out of date. Review the actual references in the site's legal notice and privacy information rather than simply replacing words throughout unrelated content.
These limited editorial changes are not a complete compliance audit. Requirements depend on the service, the operator and the applicable jurisdiction. The sources retained from the German original provide the starting points for checking the relevant German and EU materials.
References from the German original
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