EU: the Digital Services Act now extends to all companies in the information space
In 2022, the European Commission adopted the Digital Services Regulation, better known as the Digital Services Act or DSA. This European regulation, which comes into force on February 17, imposes new so-called “transparency” obligations on providers of intermediary services such as website hosts, social networks, search engines and even merchant sites.
With the DSA, the new obligations require informing Internet users of the general conditions of use of all connected systems, in a simple, intelligible and unambiguous manner. © ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP
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Concretely, the DSA already applies, since the end of August 2023, to online platforms and search engines with more than 45 million users in the European Union. The regulation now extends to all companies present in the EU information space, as well as their intermediaries. This concerns advertising agencies on social media, internet service providers, website or mobile application hosts.
These new obligations require Internet users to be informed of the general conditions of use of all connected systems, in a simple, intelligible and unambiguous manner. This regulation requires companies to provide regular reports to European digital agencies on their moderation procedures to reduce the dissemination of fake news, to guarantee a high level of protection of the privacy of Internet users, or to ensure the safety of minors. online.
A fine of 6% of their global turnover will be imposed on companies that do not comply with the DSA.
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