May 18, 2026 - They cooperate with each other, other national authorities, the Board and the Commission. DSCs have the power to request access to data, order inspections and impose fines on providers of intermediary services in their territory in the event of an infringement.

DSCs are the national authorities tasked to enforce most provisions of the EU's online platform law, the Digital Services Act (DSA). The database collects and makes available background information about each DSC, including their name, internal structure, how to reach them, and their legal ...

Under Article 49 of the DSA, Member States have until the 17 February 2024 to designate a competent authority as their Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs) who will oversee the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) at national level.

But this is not all – all Digital Services Coordinators have responsibilities to assist in the collection of data and evidence, issuing guidance on risk mitigation, and informing the Commission of suspect behaviour. DSCs in Member States originate from various backgrounds, with the majority belonging to three main categories: telecommunications, consumer protection authorities, media and postal services.

May 28, 2024 - When the European Union’s Digital ... Alongside the European Commission, DSCs are responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the DSA in their own jurisdictions....

February 13, 2025 - EDRi has launched its Digital Services Coordinator Database which provides a comprehensive overview of all enforcement authorities and the cases they have taken against online platforms under the EU’s Digital Services Act.

Our overview of all key information online intermediaries need about the competent national enforcement authorities under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) in all Member States of the European Union. We are adding more data as Member States progress in the appointments of their Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs).

The DSA Elections Toolkit for Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) aims to guide the DSCs’ contribution to the whole-of-society effort to protect the integrity of electoral processes in the European Union, with the ultimate goal of protecting EU citizens’ fundamental rights, particularly the freedom of expression and information, the right to vote and the right to stand as a candidate.

As part of the EU's Digital Services ... These DSCs play important roles in overseeing online platforms and coordinate the efforts of different national regulators, researchers and consumers....

July 30, 2025 - The Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065, “DSA”) creates a new national administrative authority to enforce the DSA across member states: the Digital Services Coordinator (“DSC”). DSCs perform a linchpin role in the DSA enforcement.

October 27, 2023 - The European Commission has published a Recommendation encouraging Member States to swiftly appoint, or at least identify, their Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs) who will oversee enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) at national level. Under Article 49 of the DSA, Member States have a deadline of 17 February 2024 to designate a competent authority as their DSC.

2 weeks ago - Ahead of the 17 February 2024 deadline for Member States to appoint Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs), which are national authorities responsible for the Digital Services Act and members of the Board of DSCs, the Commission signed administrative agreements with several authorities to reinforce ...

March 10, 2023 - But there are also various instances where DSCs, either individually or via the European Board for Digital Services, can assist the Commission in overseeing very large online platforms. In addition, even if not explicitly provided for in the DSA, Coordinators can offer expertise at the EU level and by doing so nudge the Commission towards action.

August 1, 2025 - Each Member State has to designate and empower a Digital Services Coordinator (DSC), who is · responsible for all matters relating to the application and enforcement of the DSA in that country. ... The DCSs are, in principle, competent to supervise and enforce compliance with the DSA by providers ...

EU member states are in the process of designating their Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs), the national authorities who will oversee the implementation of the Digital Services Act by intermediary service providers.

February 14, 2025 - The Digital Service Act (DSA) is an EU-wide set of rules aiming to ensure safer digital spaces for users. Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) are the authorities tasked to enforce this framework at the national level.

January 24, 2024 - On 24 January 2024, the Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Services adopted a decision to appoint the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) as the national Digital Services Coordinator (DSC). The CNMC will be…

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A new benchmark has been published by Cullen International showing which Digital Service Coordinators (DSCs) are likely to be designated by the member states to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA).

October 6, 2025 - Under this system, VLOPs or VLOSEs are regulated mainly by the European Commission (EC), which has exclusive competence to enforce Section V of Chapter III of the DSA (essentially, obligations relating to systemic risks). The national Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs) are the primary point of contact for users and the enforcers of the DSA’s obligations on smaller platforms (and other obligations on VLOPs and VLOSEs).