Internet & Online Safety - Sweden

The EU Digital Services Act is directly applicable in Sweden. National law SFS 2024:954 and accompanying regulation SFS 2024:958, in force since 1 December 2024, specify supervisory powers, enforcement measures, judicial review procedures, and sanctions, including fines for intermediary services established in Sweden.

Post- och telestyrelsen (PTS) is designated as Sweden's DSC under Article 49 DSA. It has powers to request data access, order inspections, impose fines on intermediary service providers established in Sweden, and appoint and certify trusted flaggers under Article 22 DSA.

IMY (Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection / Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten) has designated children and young people on digital platforms as a priority supervisory focus for 2026, issuing a stakeholder guide on their rights under GDPR and the DSA. Swedish law sets 13 as the minimum age for consent to information-society services such as social media.

The Swedish Parliament voted in May 2025 to extend the existing sex-purchase prohibition to live commissioned online sexual performances (cam shows); the amendment entered into force on 1 July 2025, with penalties of up to one year in prison for buyers and liability for platforms that promote or profit from such acts.

Draft legislation Ju2024/02286 ('Datalagring och åtkomst till elektronisk information') would require platforms to store and provide law enforcement access to electronic communications, including end-to-end encrypted messages. As of April 2025 it remained under parliamentary consideration, facing significant opposition from over 400 civil society organisations, cybersecurity experts, and the Global Encryption Coalition.

The European Commission's age-verification blueprint, published in July 2025, was developed by the T-Scy consortium led by Swedish firm Scytales AB. The privacy-preserving, open-source tool enables users to prove they are over 18 for access to restricted adult content under DSA Article 28 obligations, and is designed to be interoperable with European Digital Identity Wallets.