Adult Content Regulation Reform of 2024 - Saxenheim

Rationale

Updating age verification ensures adult content is responsibly accessible whilst still protecting minors from exposure: a democratic country should allow its citizens to buy whatever they want, as long as children are protected.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Adult Content	Heavily restricted distribution		Legal with strict age verification

1

Adult Content

Previous law

Heavily restricted distribution

Legal with strict age verification

Proposer

Party

Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights

ADFR is a centre-to-centre-left, social-liberal party. We advocate for an open and neutral Internet, strong privacy rights, a digital PA and an eco-social market economy. We focus on white-collar professionals and innovative companies, ensuring technology expands freedom and opportunities for all.

Core pillars

Jakob Scholz

Activist · Age 54

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Timeline

Draft

10 November 2024
Vote Open

10 November 2024
Vote Closes

9 January 2025
Became Law

Not completed yet

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Vote tally

Currently passing

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passing

44Yes 20No 5Not voted 69 seats

For: 44 / 69 seats (63.8%)

Against: 20 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 5

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 68.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	31	Yes	No reason given
Alliance23	8	Yes	While A23 does not support age verification as it compromises one's digital anonymity, A23 will support this measure as a step in the right direction.
Homeland Alliance	0	Not voted
Left Forward	5	Yes	Adults should be able to make their own choices, but children need proper protection. Strict age verification gives us a way to keep adult content out of the hands of minors without pushing legal material into an uncontrolled market.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	20	No	Saxenheim should preserve strong restrictions on adult content rather than normalize its wider distribution. Strict age verification can protect minors, but it does not address the broader social and traditional values concerns surrounding unrestricted access. Adult content create weak countrymen.
Empty seats	5	Not voted

Bundestag

Passing

411Yes 187No 52Not voted 650 seats

For: 411 / 650 seats (63.2%)

Against: 187 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 52

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 68.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	286	Yes	No reason given
Alliance23	75	Yes	While A23 does not support age verification as it compromises one's digital anonymity, A23 will support this measure as a step in the right direction.
Homeland Alliance	0	Not voted
Left Forward	50	Yes	Adults should be able to make their own choices, but children need proper protection. Strict age verification gives us a way to keep adult content out of the hands of minors without pushing legal material into an uncontrolled market.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	187	No	Saxenheim should preserve strong restrictions on adult content rather than normalize its wider distribution. Strict age verification can protect minors, but it does not address the broader social and traditional values concerns surrounding unrestricted access. Adult content create weak countrymen.
Empty seats	52	Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Saxenheim Workers’ Union

Voted Dec. 3, 2024

No

“Saxenheim should preserve strong restrictions on adult content rather than normalize its wider distribution. Strict age verification can protect minors, but it does not address the broader social and traditional values concerns surrounding unrestricted access. Adult content create weak countrymen.”

Alliance23

Voted Nov. 17, 2024

Yes

“While A23 does not support age verification as it compromises one's digital anonymity, A23 will support this measure as a step in the right direction.”

Left Forward

Voted Nov. 16, 2024

Yes

“Adults should be able to make their own choices, but children need proper protection. Strict age verification gives us a way to keep adult content out of the hands of minors without pushing legal material into an uncontrolled market.”