Digital Services Act

10/29/2025

EU appeals body criticizes YouTube for blocking DSA dispute reviews

ACE’s first DSA transparency report cites poor platform cooperation—especially from YouTube—hindering user access to out-of-court content moderation appeals in the EU.

10/29/2025

Commission weighs DSA VLOP status for ChatGPT search

The Commission is assessing whether ChatGPT’s EU search usage surpassing the DSA threshold triggers VLOP obligations for its search functionality.

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10/29/2025

Facebook, Instagram and TikTok violate DSA obligations on moderation and data access

EU finds Meta and TikTok likely in breach of DSA rules on illegal content reporting, user redress, and researcher data access, exposing them to fines up to 6 percent of global revenue.

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10/17/2025

Dutch court rules Meta must respect persistent user feed choices

A Dutch court ordered Meta to offer a persistent, accessible non-profiled feed under the DSA, reinforcing EU-wide user autonomy and limiting dark patterns in recommender systems.

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10/14/2025

New Commission Guidelines on age assurance and minors’ protections under the DSA

Commission issues non-binding DSA Guidelines setting a benchmark for proportionate, by-design measures to ensure minors’ privacy, safety, and security, including robust age assurance beyond self-declaration.

10/13/2025

Denmark plans to ban social media for under‑15s

Denmark plans to ban social media for under‑15s, allow access from 13 with parental consent, and align measures with DSA-compliant national age limits amid EU calls for youth protections.

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10/06/2025

EU Digital Omnibus: Commission Plan for Digital Law Simplification

The EU Digital Omnibus targets technical simplification and coherence across GDPR, ePrivacy, AI Act, and other digital laws without weakening substantive rights or enforcement.

09/11/2025

General Court upholds Zalando DSA very large online platform designation

General Court upholds the Commission’s DSA designation of Zalando as a very large online platform, endorsing the 83+ million active recipients metric and rejecting legality and proportionality challenges.

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08/13/2025

EU confirms DSA and DMA stay untouched amid US trade talks

The Commission says the DSA and DMA will remain unchanged and omitted from the upcoming EU‑US trade statement, signaling regulatory continuity despite U.S. pressure.

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08/13/2025

U.S. Push to Weaken Digital Services Act

A U.S. State Department cable instructs diplomats to lobby EU governments to roll back the DSA, alleging free speech and cost concerns that the European Commission firmly rejects.