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The planned anti-hate regulation on the Internet would mean enormous additional work for the courts.
© WHAT / HELMUT FOHRINGER
The planned rules against hate on the Internet could result in significant additional work for the courts. The government draft does not take into account any additional human resources.
The judges’ association fears that the planned new rules against hate on the Internet will lead to significant additional work. The expansion will lead to an increase in procedures, said President Sabine Matejka in the “Kurier” (Friday edition). Furthermore, human resources are not taken into account in the government draft. Justice Minister Alma Zadic (Greens) showed understanding and wants to wait.
Tremendous effort for the courts
The reason for the concerns: In the case of crimes such as defamation or insult, victims should investigate the perpetrators and name them when reporting them, as they are not official crimes. However, in the case of hate speech posts, affected individuals can request the court to investigate in the future. That was a huge new endeavor, Matejka said. However, he basically considers the urgent procedure to be “good access”.
“So it will actually be a challenge,” admitted Justice Minister Zadic at the ORF “ZiB2”. He has already spoken with the president of the judges’ association “and of course there are estimates that are in the room.” It will look at how many people ultimately choose to go to court, Zadic said.
Critical national internet service providers
National Internet Service Providers (ISPAs) have other concerns regarding the upcoming legal situation. The bill provides for the blocking of networks to combat violations of personal rights. “The Austrian internet industry is very critical of this regulation and calls for it to be removed without replacement,” ISPA Secretary General Maximilian Schubert said in a broadcast.
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