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.
Poland has formally requested the European Commission to investigate X’s AI chatbot Grok for potential Digital Services Act violations after reports of antisemitic and defamatory content.
France is moving to classify certain social media platforms as porn sites, requiring strict age checks under new rules, despite complex EU digital law challenges.
The European Commission is investigating major adult platforms for DSA breaches on minors’ protection, while Member States target smaller sites and advance EU-wide age verification solutions.
The integration of the Code of Practice on Disinformation into the DSA framework strengthens compliance measures for major platforms, addressing disinformation while upholding free speech and transparency.
The EU’s Digital Services Act requires hosting services, online platforms, VLOPs, and VLOSEs to publish detailed transparency reports by February 16, 2025, with varying disclosure requirements.
The EU intensifies scrutiny of Shein under the Digital Services Act, demanding transparency and data access to ensure compliance with consumer protection and algorithmic transparency rules.
The European Commission’s new regulation under the DSA standardizes transparency reporting for intermediary services, enhancing accountability in EU digital services.
Bluesky faces EU compliance challenges under the Digital Services Act as it approaches significant user growth, yet struggles to meet reporting and legal representation obligations.