New enforcement tools against illegal sales on social media
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lattergasloven og lov om produkter og markedsovervågning (Nye kontrolbestemmelser om påbud om fjernelse af indhold på sociale medier, blokering af onlinegrænseflader og anvendelse af fiktive profiler)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The act gives the supervisory authority the right to use fictitious profiles on social media when it checks for nitrous oxide and products.
- The court can, on request, block online interfaces if an order to remove or change content is not complied with.
- Who: The rules apply to the supervisory authority and communication platforms, online interfaces, and providers of information society services.
- When: The Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Med lovforslaget styrkes kontrolmyndighedernes redskaber til at kunne føre kontrol med ulovlig markedsføring af lattergas og salg af ulovlige produkter på sociale medier. Lattergasloven trådte i kraft i 2020 for at modvirke misbrug af lattergas til beruselse, men salget er siden flyttet til sociale medier, hvor kontrollen er udfordret af lukkede brugerprofiler og grupper. Det foreslås derfor at justere lattergasloven, så Sikkerhedsstyrelsen kan påbyde kommunikationsplatforme at fjerne eller ændre indhold, der henviser til ulovlig markedsføring af lattergas. Muligheden for at blokere brugerprofiler fjernes for at sikre overholdelse af grundlovens censurforbud. Derudover foreslås det, at styrelsen får mulighed for at anvende fiktive profiler til kontrolformål, så den effektivt kan overvåge ulovlig markedsføring og salg. Lovforslaget indeholder også en mulighed for at blokere onlinegrænseflader, der sælger lattergas ulovligt, hvis de ikke efterkommer påbud. Blokering kan kun ske efter retskendelse. Endelig foreslås en ændring i produktloven, så Sikkerhedsstyrelsen kan kræve fjernelse af indhold, der henviser til produkter, som ikke overholder lovgivningen. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. juli 2025.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 12 March 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 May 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 20 June 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- In force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet