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MStV

Abbreviation for Medienstaatsvertrag

In short and in plain language

The MStV is the German Interstate Media Treaty.

The German states made it. It sets rules for radio and television and for online media.

It says when a text by journalists must name a person in charge.

So it can affect the legal notice of a site with a blog or articles.

Definition
The MStV is the German Interstate Media Treaty between the federal states on broadcasting and online media. Among other things, it governs when a responsible person is named for journalistic content. For a website with a blog or articles it can therefore affect the legal notice.