The Digital Services Act (DSA) is Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 introduced by the European Union to create a safer, more transparent and responsible digital environment. The legislation regulates the activities of online platforms, marketplaces, social networks and digital intermediaries operating in the European market.

The European Union has adopted directives of broad and general scope to address product liability and product safety:

In the 90ies the marketing industry in Europe was hit by revolutionary events: the impact of the information society with its striking new technologies offered ways of approaching consumers nobody would have even dreamed of just a few years earlier.

On 1 January 2010, it became possible to file consumer class actions in Italy. An explosion of media coverage, loud proclamations, and filings purportedly claiming billions of Euros in damages saluted the new law.

Product Liability Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Italy, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries