December 17, 2024 -> TBD

The Commission has opened formal proceedings against TikTok for a suspected breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in relation to TikTok's obligation to properly assess and mitigate systemic risks linked to election integrity, notably in the context of the recent Romanian presidential elections on 24 November.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_6487

October 31, 2024 --> TBD

The Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Temu may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the sale of illegal products, the potentially addictive design of the service, the systems used to recommend purchases to users, as well as data access for researchers.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5622

October 18, 2024 -> November 7, 2024

The Commission is requesting the providers of Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos to provide more information related to their transparency reporting obligations, as the Commission suspects they lack clear and easily comprehensible information on their content moderation practices.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-requests-information-under-digital-services-pornhub-stripchat-and-xvideos-their

October 11, 2024 --> October 21, 2024

The European Commission on Friday ordered Temu to provide detailed information and internal documents by Oct. 21 to show how it is respecting European rules to limit the spread of illegal content under the bloc’s content-moderation law, the Digital Services Act (DSA). The firm also has to give information about its recommendation algorithm and the risk to the protection of users’ personal data.

October 2, 2024 --> November 15, 2024

The Commission has sent a request for information to YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok under the Digital Services Act (DSA), asking the platforms to provide more information on the design and functioning of their recommender systems.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-requests-information-youtube-snapchat-and-tiktok-recommender-systems-under-digital

September 12, 2024 -> TBD

Coimisiún na Meán has issued formal requests for information for further comprehensive detail on approach to reporting options for illegal content (Article 16 of the DSA)

https://www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na-mean-opens-review-of-online-platforms-compliance-with-eu-digital-services-act/

September 12, 2024 -> TBD

Coimisiún na Meán has issued formal requests for information for further comprehensive detail on measures for users to report illegal content (Article 12 of the DSA)

https://www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na-mean-opens-review-of-online-platforms-compliance-with-eu-digital-services-act/

August 16, 2024 -> September 6, 2024

Following the discontinuation of CrowdTangle on 14 August 2024, the Commission is requesting Meta to provide more information on the measures it has taken to comply with its obligations to give researchers access to data that is publicly accessible on the online interface of Facebook and Instagram

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-meta-under-digital-services-act-2

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the Commission has informed X of its preliminary view that it is in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to dark patterns, advertising transparency and data access for researchers.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_3761

July 5, 2024 -> July 26, 2024

the Commission has sent Amazon a request for information (RFI) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting Amazon to provide more information on the measures the platform has taken to comply with the DSA obligations related to the transparency of recommender systems and their parameters, as well as to the provisions on maintaining an ad repository and its risk assessment report.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_24_3663

June 28, 2024 -> July 12, 2024

The European Commission asked the e-commerce companies to provide information before July 12 about how they respect obligations to allow users to notify them about illegal products and ensure their platforms aren’t designed in a way that may manipulate and deceive consumers.

June 13, 2024 -> July 4, 2024

The Commission is requesting the companies to provide more detailed information on the measures they have taken to diligently assess and mitigate risks related to the protection of minors online, as well as the to prevent the amplification of illegal content and gender-based violence. Among others the Commission is requiring details on age assurance mechanisms adopted by these pornographic platforms.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-illegal-content-and-protection-minors-pornhub-xvideos-and#DSA

May 17, 2024 → May 27, 2024

The request for information is based on the suspicion that Bing may have breached the DSA for risks linked to generative AI, such as so-called ‘hallucinations', the viral dissemination of deepfakes, as well as the automated manipulation of services that can mislead voters.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_24_2681

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The Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_2664

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The suspected infringements cover Meta's policies and practices relating to deceptive advertising and political content on its services. They also concern the non-availability of an effective third-party real-time civic discourse and election-monitoring tool ahead of the elections to the European Parliament, against the background of Meta's deprecation of its real-time public insights tool CrowdTangle without an adequate replacement.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_2373

April 22, 2024 → May 3, 2024

This investigation will thus focus on the following areas: • TikTok's compliance with the DSA obligation to conduct and submit a risk assessment report prior to deploying functionalities, in this case the “Task and Reward Lite” program, that are likely to have a critical impact on systemic risks. In particular negative effects on mental health, including minors' mental health, especially as a result of the new feature stimulating addictive behavior. • The measures taken by TikTok to mitigate those risks.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_2227

April 17, 2024 → April 26, 2024

The Commission has sent TikTok a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA), asking for more details on the risk assessment the provider of TikTok should have carried out before deploying the new app TikTok Lite in the EU. This concerns the potential impact of the new “Task and Reward Lite” programme on the protection of minors, as well as on the mental health of users, in particular in relation to the potential stimulation of addictive behaviour. The Commission is also requesting information about the measures the platform has put in place to mitigate such systemic risks.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-tiktok-regarding-launch-tiktok-lite-france-and-spain

March 19, 2024 → December 31, 2024

Australia's eSafety commissioner has put the big social media companies on notice, demanding they do better to stop the proliferation of violent extremist material and activity on their platforms.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-19/social-media-esafety-commissioner-terrorist-violent-extremist/103603518

March 14, 2024 → April 5, 2024

RFI for details on how their service complies with the prohibition of presenting advertisements based on profiling using special categories of personal data. LinkedIn is also required to provide information about how it ensures that all necessary transparency requirements for advertisements are provided to its users.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-linkedin-potentially-targeted-advertising-based-sensitive-data

March 14, 2024 → April 5, 2024

The Commission is requesting these services to provide more information on their respective mitigation measures for risks linked to generative AI, such as so-called ‘hallucinations' where AI provides false information, the viral dissemination of deepfakes, as well as the automated manipulation of services that can mislead voters. The Commission is also requesting information and internal documents on the risk assessments and mitigation measures linked to the impact of generative AI on electoral processes, dissemination of illegal content, protection of fundamental rights, gender-based violence, protection of minors, mental well-being, protection of personal data, consumer protection and intellectual property. The questions relate to both the dissemination and the creation of generative AI content.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-requests-information-generative-ai-risks-6-very-large-online-platforms-and-2-very

March 14, 2024 → March 31, 2024

Formal proceedings for potential non compliance with Articles 16, 20, 26, 27, 30, 34, 35, 38, 39 and 40 of the DSA

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_1485

March 1, 2024 → March 22, 2024

The Commission is requesting Meta to provide more information related to the Subscription for no Ads options for both Facebook and Instagram. In particular, Meta should provide additional information on the measures it has taken to comply with its obligations concerning Facebook and Instagram's advertising practices, recommender systems and risk assessments related to the introduction of that subscription option.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-meta-under-digital-services-act-1

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Potential infringements of Articles 34(1), 34(2), 35(1) 28(1), 39(1), and 40(12) of the DSA.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_926

January 18, 2024 → February 8, 2024

Provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with the obligation to give access, without undue delay, to the data that is publicly accessible on their online interface to eligible researchers.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-requests-information-17-very-large-online-platforms-and-search-engines-under

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Potential infringements of Articles 34(1), 34(2) and 35(1), 16(5) and 16(6), 25(1), 39 and 40(12) of the DSA.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_6709

December 14, 2023 → January 15, 2024

Provide more information on compliance with the rules applicable to online marketplaces and to transparency related to recommender systems and online advertisements.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-apple-and-google-under-digital-services-act

November 10, 2023 → December 1, 2023

The Commission is requesting the companies to provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations related to the protection of minors under the DSA, including the obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect minors online, in particular with regard to the risks to mental health and physical health, and on the use of their services by minors.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-requests-information-meta-and-snap-under-digital-services-act

November 9, 2023 → November 30, 2023

The Commission is requesting the companies to provide more information on the measures they have taken to comply with their obligations related to protection of minors under the DSA, including the obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect minors online, in particular with regard to the risks to mental health and physical health, and on the use of their services by minors.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-requests-information-tiktok-and-youtube-under-digital-services-act

November 6, 2023 → November 27, 2023

 The Commission is requesting AliExpress to provide more information on the measures it has taken to comply with obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect consumers online, in particular with regard to the dissemination of illegal products online such as fake medicines.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/mex_23_5584

December 1, 2023 → December 22, 2023

The Commission is requesting Meta to provide additional information on the measures it has taken to comply with its obligations to assess risks and take effective mitigation measures linked to the protection of minors, including regarding the circulation of self-generated child sexual abuse material (SG-CSAM)

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-meta-under-digital-services-act

November 15, 2023 → December 6, 2023

The Commission is requesting Amazon to provide more information on the measures it has taken to comply with obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect consumers online, in particular with regard to the dissemination of illegal products and the protection of fundamental rights, as well as on compliance of recommender systems with the relevant provisions of the DSA.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-sends-request-information-amazon-under-digital-services-act