Today might be D-Day for the Digital Services Act!

Together with the European Parliament & Council, the Commission has worked in record time to protect 🇪🇺 citizens online.

Here are the 10 things you need to know about the #DSA ahead of our (hopefully) final trilogue.

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1️⃣ With great power comes great responsibility 🕷
 
The DSA is setting clear, harmonised #obligations for platforms – proportionate to size, impact & risk.

#DSA
2⃣ A harmonised system to fight ALL forms of #illegal content – from counterfeit or dangerous products to hate speech 🥷🏻
 
Any national authority will be able to request that illegal content is removed, regardless of where the platform is established in Europe.

#DSA
3⃣ Protecting fundamental #rights, including media pluralism, in content moderation ⚖️
 
Users will be empowered to choose how they receive recommendations & content.
 
User accounts can only be suspended on the basis of precise rules and applied in a predictable way.

#DSA
4⃣ No more “I’m just the middleman” excuse! 🤷‍♂️
 
More protection for consumers on marketplaces:

- New #ClassAction possibility for DSA violations

- Obligation of a contact point in Europe

- More #transparency about the products sold

- Know your business customer

#DSA
5⃣  You can (finally!) speak your own language 🗣
 
Platforms will need to have adequate resources for content #moderation: number of moderators, specific language skills, etc.

Users will have the right to #complain in their own language.

#DSA
6⃣ Ban on targeted advertising for children 🚫
 
More #protection against targeted advertising aimed at children — or based on sensitive data.

#DSA
7⃣ Opening the “black box” of platform #algorithms 🔎
 
From now on, platforms will have a #transparency obligation of their recommendation systems.

For instance, they must reveal whether they use "filters" or automatic algorithms for content moderation.

#DSA
8⃣ Terms and conditions that everyone can understand 👶🏻
 
From now on, the terms of use of the platforms will have to be clear, accessible and #comprehensible.
 
Gone are the 50 pages in small print and which can be found only at the end of a long series of clicks!
9⃣ Possible direct #supervision by the Commission of very large platforms 🛂
 
The Commission will have specialised teams and will hire #experts in data, algorithms, business models
 
We will also draw on Member State experts.

#DSA
🔟 A possible mechanism of #emergency response in the event of a crisis⚡️
 
We cannot rely solely on platforms’ goodwill when facing crises, pandemics or wars.
 
Europe needs a legal tool to require large digital players to react quickly in case of emergency.

#DSA
And last but not least: sanctions 💸
 
The DSA imposes effective and dissuasive #sanctions.
 
From #fines for breaches of obligations of up to 6% of global turnover…
 
… to a #ban on operating in the EU single market in case of repeated serious breaches.

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