European Union: Council adopts common position on Digital Services Act, including specific compliance rules for very large platforms
Description
Council adopts common position on Digital Services Act, including specific compliance rules for very large platforms
On 25 November 2021, the Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on Digital Service Act (DSA). The adopted text outlines risk assessment rules and audit requirements for platforms providing their services to more than 45 million local users. The Council extended the applicability of the DSA, expanding the “very large online platforms” obligations to the “very large search engines”. This general approach completes the Council's negotiating position on the DSA and gives the Council Presidency a mandate to continue talks with the European Parliament during the interinstitutional negotiations in 2022.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, search service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2020-12-15
under deliberation
2021-11-25
under deliberation
2022-01-20
under deliberation
2022-04-23
under deliberation
2022-04-23
under deliberation
2022-10-04
adopted
2022-11-16
in grace period
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce,platform intermediary: other,platform intermediary: user-generated content,online advertising provider,digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Regulator reporting requirement
Preventive security requirement
Duty to appoint compliance officer
Regulator cooperation requirements
Risk or other impact assessment requirement
Audit requirement
User or public reporting requirement
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
advertisement (any targeting): hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Regulator reporting requirement
Preventive security requirement
Duty to appoint compliance officer
Regulator cooperation requirements
Risk or other impact assessment requirement
Audit requirement
User or public reporting requirement
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
content: illegal speech: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Regulator reporting requirement
Preventive security requirement
Duty to appoint compliance officer
Regulator cooperation requirements
Risk or other impact assessment requirement
Audit requirement
User or public reporting requirement
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
algorithm: ML/AI optimisation algorithm incl. matching, ranking, sorting: operate
Regulatory tool
Regulator reporting requirement
Preventive security requirement
Duty to appoint compliance officer
Risk or other impact assessment requirement
Audit requirement
User or public algorithm description requirement
User or public reporting requirement
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1