Regulation (EU) 2022/2065

Digital Services Act

Regulation — European Union

Effective: February 17, 2024 54 platforms tracked 280 provisions indexed Enforced by: European Commission (for VLOPs/VLOSEs), National Digital Services Coordinators Last reviewed Apr 22, 2026

Overview

The Digital Services Act is the EU's comprehensive framework for regulating digital intermediaries. It establishes graduated obligations based on the type and size of digital service, with the most extensive requirements applying to Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) reaching 45 million or more monthly active users in the EU.

For all hosting services, the DSA establishes notice-and-action mechanisms, transparency reporting on content moderation, and requirements for terms of service to clearly describe content policies. Online platforms face additional obligations including internal complaint-handling, trusted flagger mechanisms, and bans on dark patterns.

VLOPs must conduct annual systemic risk assessments covering illegal content, fundamental rights impacts, and effects on civic discourse and electoral processes. The European Commission has designated 19 VLOPs including Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, and YouTube.

Penalties

Up to 6% of worldwide annual turnover. Periodic penalty payments up to 5% of average daily turnover.

Key Articles & Sections

Art. 14 Terms of Service

Providers must include clear information about content restrictions, moderation procedures, and algorithmic decision-making.
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Art. 16 Notice-and-Action Mechanism

Hosting services must implement mechanisms for reporting allegedly illegal content.
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Art. 25 Dark Patterns Prohibition

Online platforms must not design interfaces that deceive or manipulate users' decision-making.
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Art. 27 Recommender System Transparency

Platforms using recommender systems must disclose main parameters and provide non-profiling option.
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Art. 34-35 Systemic Risk Assessment (VLOPs)

VLOPs must identify and analyze systemic risks including illegal content and fundamental rights impacts.
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Art. 40 Data Access for Researchers

VLOPs must provide researchers access to data necessary to study systemic risks.
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Platforms We Track Subject to DSA

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Microsoft Copilot

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Recent Changes Related to DSA

Apr 20, 2026 Canva Low

Canva updated their Privacy Policy on April 20, 2026, with a minor navigation change adding 'Template library' to the product menu in the page header. The actual privacy policy text itself does not a…
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Apr 20, 2026 Canva Low

Canva updated their Terms of Use on April 20, 2026. The change adds 'Template library' as a listed item in their product navigation menu. This is a minor cosmetic update to the document's navigation …
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Apr 20, 2026 Reddit Low

Reddit's privacy policy page was detected as changed on April 20, 2026, but the actual difference is limited to an internal JavaScript challenge token used for bot verification — not any substantive …
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Apr 19, 2026 eBay Low

eBay made a minor update to their User Agreement on April 19, 2026, removing the word 'Breadcrumb' from the navigation label at the top of the page. This is a cosmetic change to the page's breadcrumb…
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Apr 19, 2026 Booking.com High

Booking.com updated its Terms and Conditions on April 19, 2026, adding a binding arbitration agreement that requires most disputes to be resolved outside of court. The new terms also include a class …
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Apr 19, 2026 YouTube Low

YouTube updated its Terms of Service on April 19, 2026, making several adjustments including expanding the list of supported languages for the terms, changing age-related language from 'minor in your…
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Apr 19, 2026 Snapchat Low

On April 19, 2026, Snapchat updated their Privacy Policy by reorganizing and expanding the navigation and introductory sections of the document. The changes added links and descriptions for Community…
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Apr 19, 2026 Reddit Low

Reddit's privacy policy page was detected as changed on April 19, 2026, but the actual content captured is a bot-verification/challenge page rather than substantive policy text. The only difference b…
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Apr 19, 2026 Midjourney Low

Midjourney updated their Terms of Service on April 19, 2026, adding a navigational table of contents with 10 numbered sections covering topics like service availability, age requirements, content rig…
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Apr 19, 2026 Midjourney Low

Midjourney updated their Privacy Policy on April 19, 2026, adding a table of contents and navigation links that organize the document's sections more clearly. The added content appears to be structur…
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