Digital Services Act

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
European Union regulation
Text with EEA relevance
TitleRegulation on a Single Market For Digital Services
Made byEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union
Journal referenceOJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1–102
History
Date made19 October 2022
Preparative texts
Commission proposalCOM/2020/825 final
Current legislation

The Digital Services Act Regulation 2022 (EU) 2022/2065 ("DSA") is a regulation in EU law to update the Electronic Commerce Directive 2000 regarding illegal content, transparent advertising, and disinformation.[1][2] It was submitted along with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on 15 December 2020.[3][4] The DSA was prepared by the Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age Margrethe Vestager and by the European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton, as members of the Von der Leyen Commission.[5]

On 22 April 2022, European policymakers reached an agreement on the Digital Services Act.[6][7] The European Parliament approved the DSA along with the Digital Markets Act on 5 July 2022.[8] On 4 October 2022, the European Council gave its final approval to the Regulation on a Digital Services Act.[9] It was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 October 2022. Affected service providers had until 1 January 2024 to comply with its provisions. Popular online platforms and search engines need to comply with their obligations four months after they have been designated as such by the EU Commission.[8]

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  7. ^ Bertuzzi, Luca (23 April 2022). "EU institutions reach agreement on Digital Services Act". www.euractiv.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Digital Services: landmark rules adopted for a safer, open online environment". 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "The EU Digital Services Act - Europe's New Regime for Content Moderation". 4 October 2022. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.

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