Newsletter 480 (03.11.2025)
You could be interested by new pages which have been published on the OFCOM website between 15.10.2025 and 31.10.2025.
15.10.2025
Increase in funding for regional and local press
From 1 January 2026, the annual federal contribution to regional and local print media will rise to CHF 40 million, an increase of CHF 10 million. This was decided by the Federal Council at its meeting on 15 October. The decision implements the resolution passed by Parliament on parliamentary initiative 22.423 Bulliard-Marbach.
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29.10.2025
New law on communication platforms and search engines: Start of consultation proceedings
The Federal Council wants to strengthen the rights of users in the digital space and oblige very large online platforms and search engines to be more fair and transparent. A new law is to define core rules for services such as Facebook, X, TikTok or Google in law. The Federal Council decided this at its meeting on 29 October 2025. Interested parties have until 16 February 2026 to submit their views.
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