Ireland’s media regulator probes X for potential DSA breaches on user appeals, transparency, and complaints, with possible fines up to 6% of annual turnover and parallel EU scrutiny ongoing.
WhatsApp’s open channels will be designated a DSA VLOP, triggering audits, content moderation and transparency duties while private messaging remains unaffected.
The EU will decide by mid-2026 how the DSA applies to ChatGPT, shaping overlapping obligations with the AI Act on systemic risks, algorithmic transparency, and potential fines up to 6 percent of global turnover.
MEPs urge the Commission to use DSA powers to investigate Shein, AliExpress, Temu, and Wish over child-like sex dolls and consider platform suspension to protect minors and prevent illegal listings.
EU probes TikTok’s DSA compliance on ad transparency and researcher access, while TikTok calls for consistent, risk-based enforcement and a central authority amid ongoing large GDPR fines.
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.
The Commission is assessing whether ChatGPT’s EU search usage surpassing the DSA threshold triggers VLOP obligations for its search functionality.
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.
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.
EMFA’s platform duties hinge on a workable MSP definition, with the Commission’s forthcoming guidance set to determine how VLOPs verify professional media while excluding bad faith actors and addressing influencers.