VLOP

12/09/2025

EU fines X €120 million under the Digital Services Act

EU fines X €120m under the DSA for deceptive blue checkmarks, inadequate ad transparency, and unlawful restrictions on researcher access to platform data.

11/20/2025

Court upholds Amazon’s DSA VLOP designation

The General Court upheld the Commission’s designation of Amazon Store as a DSA VLOP, confirming the legality and proportionality of enhanced obligations for very large online platforms.

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11/19/2025

Commission assesses DSA’s interplay with EU law

Commission confirms DSA’s VLOP/VLOSE criteria fit for purpose, maps overlaps with 54 EU acts, and calls for clearer coordination to ensure coherent, legally certain digital regulation.

11/14/2025

Ireland investigates X over DSA compliance on user appeals and complaints

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.

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11/14/2025

EU to Label WhatsApp Open Channels as DSA VLOP

WhatsApp’s open channels will be designated a DSA VLOP, triggering audits, content moderation and transparency duties while private messaging remains unaffected.

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11/10/2025

EU assesses how to regulate ChatGPT

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.

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11/07/2025

MEPs push DSA probes into Shein AliExpress and Temu over illegal content risks

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.

11/03/2025

TikTok faces EU fines over ad transparency and researcher access

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.

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.