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Lead DevelopmentFACT · 4/5•23 Sept '26•Via DWDL

VAUNET Criticizes German Media Policy Implementation

At its annual get-together in Berlin, German private media association VAUNET celebrated but also criticized the political landscape. Chairman Claus Grewenig highlighted a 'grave implementation problem' in digital regulation, noting that 72% of digital ad revenues go to global Big Tech platforms. He criticized new legislative burdens instead of relief for private media, advocated for eased media merger rules, and urged faster implementation of the Digitale-Medien-Staatsvertrag (DMStV). Rhineland-Palatinate State Secretary Torsten Welling, who coordinates the Rundfunkkommission, defended the DMStV draft as a 'media policy masterpiece' aiming to create fair rules and address media concentration in the digital age. The event also saw a debate between Grewenig and Welling on platform regulation versus deregulation of private media.

•VAUNET forecasts 72% of German digital ad revenues will go to global Big Tech platforms in 2026.
•Claus Grewenig, VAUNET chairman, criticized new legislative burdens on private media during the get-together.
•The Digitale-Medien-Staatsvertrag (DMStV) draft is to be presented for public hearing in early October by the Rundfunkkommission.

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FACT · 4/51 Sept '26· Via Adweek

Meta Pushes Rivals to Adopt Teen Safety Protocols

Meta is aggressively pushing rivals TikTok and YouTube to adopt restrictive platform protocols that Meta itself is forced to implement following a landmark $18 billion settlement with U.S. states over teen safety allegations. The protocols include a two-hour daily time limit for minors on Facebook and Instagram, restricted access during night and school hours, hidden like counts, and bans on certain beauty filters. PR and crisis communications experts view this as a smart but risky tactic to frame the settlement as an industry-wide standard. The move could pressure competitors into similar policy changes, potentially reshaping how all major social platforms engage with teen users and advertisers targeting them.

•Meta agreed to pay approximately $18 billion in a settlement with U.S. state attorneys general over teen safety.
•Meta will implement a strict two-hour time limit for minors on Facebook and Instagram.
•Meta will limit access at night and during school hours, hide like counts, and bar certain beauty filters.

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FACT · 4/514 Jul '26· Via Meedia

German Official Warns of Media Bankruptcies, Proposes Platform Levy

In an interview Wolfram Weimer discusses recent German federal measures to boost the film industry, including a 250 million euro film booster and an Investitionsverpflichtungsgesetz (investment obligation law). He says planned film funding will fall by 50 million euros in 2027 but argues public funding must be combined with mandatory private investment, expecting roughly €15 billion in new investments. Weimer rules out the previously discussed up-front tax-incentive model and instead proposes a digital levy ('Plattform‑Soli' / 'Digitalsoli') to support journalism and counterbalance the power of large social platforms. He warns of a looming wave of bankruptcies across local media and calls for tougher regulation, antitrust action, and even shifting European ownership of TikTok. The interview also references political negotiations at federal and state level over the levy and distribution mechanisms.

•German federal film booster of €250 million was launched this summer.
•Weimer says film funding will be €50 million lower in 2027 compared with initial plans.
•Wolfram Weimer advanced an Investitionsverpflichtungsgesetz with an eight percent mandate (designed as effectively 12% via an opt-out model).

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