Internet & Online Safety · Denmark
Internet & Online Safety - Denmark
As an EU member state, Denmark's online content and safety regime is anchored in the directly-applicable EU Digital Services Act, supplemented by a 2023/2024 national enforcement law designating the Agency for Digital Government as Digital Services Coordinator. Denmark is also a notably active national legislator in this space, having enacted an under-15 social-media restriction with age verification and a pioneering copyright-based likeness/deepfake regime, and it leads EU-level child-protection initiatives (the 'Jutland Declaration').
The directly-applicable EU Digital Services Act governs illegal content, notice-and-action, transparency, and platform-liability rules; Very Large Online Platforms are supervised directly by the European Commission. Denmark applies this framework as an EU member.
Denmark's Act on enforcement of the DSA was signed 28 Dec 2023 and entered into force 17 Feb 2024; the Digital Services Coordinator role was transferred to the Agency for Digital Government (Digitaliseringsstyrelsen) on 29 Aug 2024.
A cross-party parliamentary agreement (Oct 2025) backs banning social-media accounts for under-15s, with a parental opt-in possible from age 13; legislation is expected to pass in 2026. Denmark plans to use its national eID (MitID) and a dedicated age-verification app.
Denmark says it can require platforms to perform 'proper age verification' and that non-compliant companies face fines of up to 6% of global turnover via EU enforcement channels; platforms are expected to use age-estimation/verification services.
A Ministry of Culture amendment to the Copyright Act (proposed June/July 2025) would grant individuals rights over their face, body and voice, enabling takedown notices, compensation, and platform liability for unauthorized realistic digital depictions; expected in force by around end-March 2026.
During its 2025 EU Council presidency Denmark drafted the 'Jutland Declaration' on protecting minors online, signed by 25 member states (October 2025), signalling a push for stronger EU-wide age-verification and child-safety measures.
Machine-assisted translation · verified 5/23/2026 · orientation, not legal advice. English version →