European Union: European Commission adopted decision designating Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines under Digital Services Act

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European Commission adopted decision designating Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines under Digital Services Act

On 25 April 2023, the European Commission designated 17 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and 2 Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs), including Facebook, Google Search, TikTok and Amazon, under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The designated p…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-04-25
adopted

On 25 April 2023, the European Commission designated 17 Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and 2 V…

2023-08-25
in force

On 25 August 2023, the prescribed responsibilities outlined for the 17 Very Large Online Platforms …