European Union: European Commission inquiry into implementation of user speech rights under Digital Services Act (DSA)
Progress
Current status
concluded
16 Feb 2026 concluded
Scope
Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
software provider: app stores
search service provider
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
supranational
Timeline of events
European Commission reported on implementation of user speech rights under Digital Services Act (DSA)
On 16 February 2026, the European Commission published a summary regarding the implementation of user speech rights under the Digital Services Act (DSA) for the past two years. The summary addressed the impact of the legislation on online platforms …
SourceEvent type
inquiry
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government