Digital Services Act

1 day ago - It establishes a tiered regulatory ... (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) with over 45 million monthly active users in the EU. Ursula von der Leyen proposed a "new Digital Services Act" in her 2019 bid for the European Commission's presidency....

Therefore, the European Union adopted a modern legal framework that ensures the safety of users online, establishes governance with the protection of fundamental rights at its forefront, and maintains fair and open online platform environment. Impact assessment of the proposal for the Digital ...

Member States will be required ... the services established in their jurisdiction, and to participate in the EU cooperation mechanism. A Digital Service Coordinator (DSC) is an authority in charge of the application and enforcement of the DSA in each Member State...

By that time, each EU Member state will need to appoint its own Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) — an independent regulator responsible for enforcing the rules on smaller platforms established in their country as well as liaising with the ...

There is no other legislative act in the world having this level of ambition to regulate social media, online marketplaces, very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs). The rules are designed asymmetrically: Larger intermediary services with significant societal impact (VLOPs and VLOSEs) are subject to stricter rules.

The European Commission plays a significant role in enforcing the DSA. In addition, every member state must designate a specific platform oversight agency, the Digital Services Coordinator (DSC).

All organizations falling within the scope of the DSA must have complied to their respective obligations since February 17, 2024. The Digital Market Act (DMA) and DSA both regulate online platforms; however, their scope and purpose are different. The DMA regulates the economic power of larger platforms considered as “gatekeepers”, namely the platforms playing a dominant role in the digital ecosystem.

🏛️ The BIPT is the national digital service coordinator for the implementation of the DSA, also one of the competent authorities (federal level) together with: ... The BIPT coordinates at Belgian level all matters related to the monitoring and enforcement of the DSA and contributes to ...

Companies can face fines of up to 6% of their global annual turnover for noncompliance. ... In 2019, Ursula von der Leyen, then a candidate for European Commission president, proposed a "new Digital Services Act".

February 22, 2024 - The Commission generally views these investigations as a series of confrontations where it can be seen as “tough” on DSA violators, according to Wezenbeek, but the regulatory body ultimately wants to build cooperative – not coercive – ...

August 25, 2023 - According to the EU Commission, the Digital Services Coordinator and the Commission will have the power to “require immediate actions where necessary to address very serious harms.” A platform continually refusing to comply could result ...

February 1, 2024 - In this article we set out what core obligations apply to those within its scope. ... The DSA forms part of the EU’s Digital Service Package which aims to apply harmonised rules in the EU to regulate the digital space. The DSA aims to protect the fundamental rights of users of digital services and establish a level playing field for businesses. Its main goal is to prevent illegal and harmful activities online and to tackle the spread of disinformation.

August 13, 2024 - Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs): The authorities within each EU member state responsible for enforcing the DSA, alongside the bloc-level European Commission and Board for Digital Services.

Section 13 of the German act ... of the DSA. The responsibility for the handling of cases in a more specific sense lies with the local law enforcement and judicial authorities in charge......

However, ISPs must provide certain information to authorities about the actions they have taken in relation to illegal content; appoint a single point of contact for Member State and European-wide authorities and a single point of contact for recipients of the services.

Each Member State will need to appoint a Digital Services Coordinator, an independent authority which will be responsible for supervising the implementation and enforcement of the Regulation.

Due to the global nature of the digital market, the DSA also establishes an advisory group of DSCs from each MS, referred to as the ‘European Board for Digital Services’ (or just the Board).

The deadline of 17 February 2024 also applies to each Member State for the appointment of the Digital Services Coordinators (DSCs), independent authorities responsible for supervising the intermediary services established in their Member State.

The enforcement of the Digital Services ActThe DSA has enforced since February 17, 2024.The DSA will be enforced through National Authorities and the EU Commission, where national authorities must assign a competent authority to supervise and ...