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EU Digital Services Act: What Does It Mean For Online Platforms?

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The EU Digital Services ActOpens in new window ("DSA") is set to be signed by the Presidents of the European Parliament and Council on 19 October 2022.

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The EU Digital Services ActOpens in new window ("DSA") is set to be signed by the Presidents of the European Parliament and Council on 19 October 2022. It will then be published in the official Journal, and will come into force 20 days after publication. The bulk of the DSA's provisions will apply 15 months after it enters into force (i.e. February 2024).

The DSA contains new rules to ensure greater accountability on how online intermediary service providers (who provide recipients with access to goods, services and content) moderate content, advertise, and use algorithmic processes. It gives practical effect to the principle that what is illegal offline, should be illegal online. The greater the size, the greater the responsibilities of intermediary service providers. In this article, we discuss what this ground-breaking new law means for such providers.

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