Agreement reached on March

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Evarestos Pimplis and Louise Faudeux, MediaLab of Information The DSA, a European ambition to control digital spaces “ What is illegal offline will be illegal online in the EU ,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. This is how the European Union wants to secure the internet by regulating discrimination, hate speech and access to fundamental rights with new measures. The Digital Service Act aims to regulate both content and platforms to further protect European citizens.


In the same vein as the GDPR and its “twin” agreement, the czech republic cell phone number list Digital Markets Act (DMA) – an25 – the DSA is one of the major texts for digital regulation in the European space. Social networks, application stores , platforms, marketplaces and operators, all major technology companies will have to take responsibility for the content they host , in particular by removing illegal publications themselves, and by banning users who regularly violate the rules .


While the DMA is more in line with a competition control approach in order to prevent platforms, these famous gatekeepers , from harming markets and their consumers, the DSA targets content more . Thus, it aims to update the legislation by taking into account the developments in digital spaces, driven by profit logic, to the detriment of ethical and informational considerations. The agreement then targets entities of all sizes, with obligations taking into account their role and impact, unlike the DMA which focuses on tech giants.