Digital Services Act (DSA)

In short: The Digital Services Act (DSA) is an EU regulation for online platforms and intermediary services.

In more detail: It has applied to all providers since 17 February 2024 and requires notice procedures for illegal content, transparency in advertising and special duties for very large platforms.

In Depth

Key points

• Notice and action procedure (notice and action procedure).
• Statement of reasons for moderation decisions.
• No advertising based on sensitive data or aimed at minors.
• Additional risk assessments for platforms with 45 million users or more.

In Germany it is supplemented by the Digital Services Act (DDG). See DMA.

See also: Melde- und Abhilfeverfahren (DSA), Digital Services Act Germany (DDG), Digital Markets Act (DMA)