Netherlands: Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets investigation into Snapchat over alleged violations of the Digital Services Act concerning illegal vape trade to minors

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
09 Sep 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Netherlands
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

09 Sep 2025
under deliberation

Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets opened investigation into Snapchat over alleged violations of Digital Services Act concerning illegal vape trade to minors

On 9 September 2025, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) opened an investigation into the online platform Snapchat in connection with the illegal trade of vapourisers to minors, following an enforcement request submitted at the…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority