Impact of the DSA Regulation on Very Large Online Platforms

Dominika Moravcová

doi:10.47078/2023.2.163-176

Dominika Moravcová Assistant Professor, Institute of Clinical Legal Education, Faculty of Law, Trnava University, Slovakia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0936-6749

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47078/2023.2.163-176

Keywords: the DSA Regulation, very large online platforms, content moderation, harmful content

Abstract

The activities of large online platforms based in third countries in the internal market pose potential risks to EU users. The EU aims to ensure a safe online environment not only for consumers, but also for all users active in this ecosystem. Increased security, legal certainty, consumer protection, transparency, and several other partial aims have led to the adoption of the Digital Services Package, which includes the so-called DSA Regulation. The present article aims to identify the key impacts of the new regulation on very large online platforms that are part of the daily routine of EU citizens and to highlight the benefits it brings to regular users. There are many changes brought about by the new legislation; therefore, we decided to focus only on those that we consider the most tangible, both from the perspective of the everyday user and for the platforms per se.

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