Online platforms face far-reaching new duty of care obligations as agreement reached on EU Digital Services Act

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Apr 26 2022

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Online marketplaces, social media and search engines will soon be subject to ground-breaking new rules in the European Union, following a political agreement reached on the Digital Services Act (DSA) on 23 April. The DSA, which aims to create a safer and more transparent online environment for citizens, will usher in due diligence requirements on all online intermediaries providing services in the EU. With the DSA, Brussels aims to set a global precedent for regulating digital services. This development comes just one month after an agreement was reached on a parallel piece of legislation, the EU Digital Markets Act, which will introduce complement competition law by introducing specific ex-ante regulation for the largest “gatekeeper” platforms.

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