What Germany StGB Section 184a - Distribution of Violence and Bestiality Pornographic Content requires
Section 184a of the German Strafgesetzbuch (StGB; Criminal Code) prohibits the distribution, public dissemination and supply-chain handling of pornographic content depicting violence or sexual acts involving animals (gewaltpornographische und tierpornographische Inhalte). The provision punishes with imprisonment up to three years or a monetary fine (Freiheitsstrafe bis zu drei Jahren oder Geldstrafe) any person who distributes such content, makes it publicly accessible, manufactures, obtains, supplies, stockpiles, offers, advertises or attempts to import or export it with intent to distribute or enable others' use. Attempted distribution under the first variant is criminalised. Section 184a sits alongside StGB Section 184 (general distribution of pornographic content with focus on protection of minors), Section 184b (kinderpornographische Inhalte - child sexual abuse material), Section 184c (jugendpornographische Inhalte - youth pornography depicting persons aged 14 to 18) and Section 184d (online distribution and accessibility offences) within the German Criminal Code's framework for sexual content offences. Enforcement is by the public prosecutor's office (Staatsanwaltschaft) and Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt, BKA) with technical support from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for digital evidence. Section 184a is the operational anchor that German prosecutors cite for criminal liability of platform operators, hosts and individual distributors of violence pornography and bestiality content; platform takedown duties under the German NetzDG (Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz) and the EU Digital Services Act overlay this criminal provision with platform safety duties. The provision applies to online and offline distribution with extraterritorial reach where the criminal act has effect in Germany (Section 9 StGB).
Pillar: Adult Industry & Sexual Content Compliance · Authority: Bundesministerium der Justiz (Federal Ministry of Justice, Germany); Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 184a in force as part of the Criminal Code, most recently amended by Sechsundfünfzigstes Gesetz zur Aenderung des Strafgesetzbuches · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__184a.html
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- Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 184a - Verbreitung gewalt- oder tierpornographischer Inhalte (Distribution of violence or bestiality pornographic content), in force as part of the German Criminal Code, published at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__184a.html, imposing imprisonment of up to three years or a monetary fine for the prohibited conduct variants
- Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) Section 11 paragraph 3 - definition of Inhalt (content) including data and data carriers, establishing that Section 184a covers digital and physical distribution including online media
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