A timeline of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA)

  • DSA: Council and European Parliament provisional agreement for making the internet a safer space

    In terms of ambition, the nature of the actors regulated and the innovative aspect of the supervision involved, the DSA is a world first in the field of digital regulation [more].

    23.04.22: historic

  • World Press Freedom Day: Commission stands up for media freedom and pluralism

    On World Press Freedom Day, EU Commission reaffirmed commitment to defending media freedom and pluralism within EU and beyond and will adopt the European Media Freedom Act, complementing the DSA [more].

    10.05.22: press release

  • EU and international partners put forward a Declaration for the Future of the Internet

    EU, US and several international partners proposed a Declaration for the Future of the Internet, setting out the vision and principles of a trusted Internet [more].

    28.04.22: press release

  • European Union: Digital Services Act agreement a ‘watershed moment’ for Internet regulation

    Amnesty International calls DSA landmark toward the protection on human rights and internet regulation [more].

    23.04.22: opinion

  • EU Commission welcomes political agreement on rules to ensure a safe and accountable online environment

    The Commission welcomes the swift political agreement reached between the European Parliament and Member States on the Digital Services Act proposal [more].

    23.04.22: press release

  • Digital Services Act: agreement for a transparent and safe online environment

    EU Parliament and Council reached political agreement on the Digital Services Act, hoping to set standards which include access to platform’s algorithms for a safer and more open digital space for years to come [more].

    22.04.22: event

  • EU Council and Parliament Agree on DMA

    15 months after the Commission’s proposal, the Parliament and Council have agreed on limiting the market power of big online platforms. The DMA emphasizes interoperability and privacy [more].

    24.03.22: event

  • Third Trilogue on DSA

    Negotiators followed up on risk assessment, risk mitigation, and online marketplaces. Further, they called for more robust tools to combat disinformation and better consumer protection [more].

    15.03.22: meeting

  • EU Commission Proposes Rules for Data Economy

    It is the second main legislative initiative resulting from the February 2020 European Strategy for Data. The new rules determine usage and access of data generated across economic sectors [more].

    23.02.22: PROPOSAL

  • Second Trilogue on DSA

    Negotiators covered key articles like Article 26 on Risk Assessments. Agreement reached to include demonetising and delisting of content as components of content moderation [more].

    15.02.22: meeting

  • With an international petition to the EU 30,000 people call for an end to digital violence against women

    HateAid and other 20 civil society organizations initiated an international petition to the European Union (EU) to establish better rights for victims of digital violence and social media platforms [more].

    31.01.22: press release

  • Digital Services Act Vote: An opportunity for startups but a long road ahead

    Allied for Startups welcomes the adoption of the EU Parliament’s Resolution on the DSA Act for preventing the dissemination of illegal content and provides Startups with the flexibility required to innovate [more].

    20.01.22: Press Release

  • EU makes change proposals

    The EU parliament passes its change proposals to the DSA/DMA draft. They are then discussed in the trilogue between Parliament, Commission and Council [more].

    20.01.22: report

  • EU Commission publishes DSA/DMA proposal

    The Commission publishes its reform proposal for digital space that aims to set new comprehensive rules for all digital services that operate in the EU [more].

    15.12.21: Proposal Publication

  • European Democracy: Commission sets out new laws on political advertising, electoral rights and party funding

    To protect electoral integrity and open democratic debate, the Commission introduced a proposal on transparency and targeting in political advertising [more].

    25.11.21: press release

  • Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies in European Parliament on 8 November

    The hearing organized by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee will address online safety, transparency of algorithms & risk mitigation in relation to the proposed DSA [more].

    03.11.21: press release

  • MEPs demand common EU cyber defensive capabilities

    Members of the European Parliament deliberate on forming a cyber defense policy to overcome existing fragmentation and facilitate a common vision for attaining online security [more].

    07.10.21: press release

  • Code of Practice on disinformation: Commission welcomes new prospective signatories and calls for strong and timely revision

    Věra Jourová and Thierry Breton welcome prospective signatories joining the drafting of the strengthened Code of Practice on disinformation and emphasize the recommendations from ERGA [more].

    01.10.21: press release

  • EBU votes to support the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education DSA Proposal

    A large component of this proposal protects the taking down and interference of editorial
    media content from online platforms operators [more].

    27.09.21: Statement

  • Report sheds light on the uneven playing field of lobbying around DSA and DMA

    A report by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl reveals a concentration of resources and access by a handful of companies in the increasingly costlier digital industry sector [more].

    31.08.21: Publication

  • Opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs on the DSA

    Brought forward through the respective rapporteur Patrick Breyer (Greens/Pirate Party, GER). Criticism on increased administrative authority in the digital sphere regarding data protection [more].

    28.07.21: Opinion

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 289 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 280 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 289 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 253 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 258 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 121 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Amendments – Draft Opinions of the Committee on The Internal Market and Consumer Protection

    In this draft, 193 amendments to the text proposed by the European Commission have been accumulated, involving mostly changes to the wording [more].

    08.07.21: Amendments

  • Opinion of Geoffroy Didier (Committee on Legal Affairs) on the DSA

    Criticism on certain objects within the DSA regarding scope and potential loopholes allowing online marketplaces to escape from a number of basic requirements [more].

    22.06.21: Opinion

  • The Code of Practice on Disinformation

    The European Commission calls for stronger commitments by the signatories and foresees a broader participation to the Code [more].

    26.05.21: Press Release

  • European Economic and Social Committee’s Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption adopts the DSA

    In its 560th plenary, the Single Market, Production and Consumption Section of the European Economic and Social Committee adopts the DSA [more].

    27.04.-28.04.21: Plenary

  • European Council: Danish contingency circulates their opinion

    Adding to the points brought up by Poland and concluding that “there may be significant cultural disparities between the countries with regard to what is considered “offensive”” [more]

    21.04.21: Opinion

  • European Council: Polish contingency submits an opinion

    Emphasizing the tension between freedom of expression while preventing the publication of illegal content, and that harmful though legal content will be addressed in future legislation [more].

    19.04.21: Opinion

  • European Council: Portuguese parliament submits a proposal

    Arguing guaranteed uniform conditions to permit promotion and implementation of innovative transnational services within the EU as a central aspect [more].

    06.04.21: Opinion

  • Governing Online Platforms: Policy Options for Shaping a Principled Digital Future event

    European Parliamentary Research Service hosts an event with Eva Kaili, MEP, Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, and a panel of professors and civil servants [more].

    30.03.21: EVENT

  • Digital Markets Act in the Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee

    Consideration of Christel Schaldemose’s draft report: 21 June 2021. Deadline for tabling amendments: 1 July 2021. Committee vote: 8 November 2021 [more].

    08.03.21: REPORT

  • EU invests over 6 million euros in the media sector to support a European public sphere

    The commission announced the beneficiaries of several calls for proposals which will produce and disseminate media content on European topics across Europe [more].

    04.03.21: PRESS RELEASE

  • Milestone TiEDPS and EDPB trainees summarise the importance of data protection and privacytle

    EDPS and EDPB trainees approached different topics such as mass surveillance and facial recognition, dark patterns and online manipulation [more]. 

    04.03.21: PRESS RELEASE

  • EU observatory on the online Platform Economy

    As of March 2021, a group of experts for the Observatory on the Online Platform economy will assist the European Commission in monitoring the online platform economy to inform any policy measure for safeguarding predictable, trusted and fair commercial relations online [more].

    03.03.21: NEWS ITEM

  • Milestone TitleReport “When are Online Platforms Liable for Illegal or Harmful Content?” Released

    Study released by the Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) of the European Parliamentary Research Service [more].

    26.02.21: REPORT

  • Final Reports on the EU Online Platform Economy

    Following stakeholder feedback and reactions on their progress reports of July 2020, the EU Observatory for the Online Platform Economy publishes its final reports, which will inform the Commission’s work [more].

    26.02.21: REPORT

  • Media Freedom - Call for tender

    The European Commission has launched a call for tenders to map existing rules and approaches in support of media plurality and cultural diversity, notably related to the prominence of general interest content as announced in the European Democracy Action Plan [more].

    22.02.21: PRESS RELEASE

  • European Data Protection Supervisor releases opinion on DSA proposal

    EDPS approves of the DSA proposal and recommends additional protections regarding content moderation, targeted advertising and recommender systems in order to further safeguard the general public [more].

    10.02.21: PRESS RELEASE

  • DOT Europe publishes preliminary remarks on the DSA

    “When reading the DSA proposal, DOT Europe urges policy-makers to keep the existing body of EU law in mind, consider what rules already exist and how they should be complemented, not only what rules might be “missing” or need to be revised.” [more]

    05.02.21: Publication

  • 04.02.21: Statement

  • 28.01.21: Event

  • Transatlantic cooperation with Facebook Ireland Ltd

    Zaneta Vegnere, chair of the Commissioners’ Group on an Economy that Works for People, had a meeting with Facebook Ireland Ltd. about the free flow of data, including the DSA, DMA and the Transatlantic cooperation in the field of technologies [more]

    23.12.20: Meeting

  • 17.12.20: Event

  • 16-31.12.20: Feedback

  • 2nd Digital Services Act Conference

    The main topics of this online policy conference were the scope and the criteria of the DMA, the proposal’s impact on competition in Europe and the role of the European Commission as enforcement body [more].

    04.03.21: EVENT

  • DSA open for public feedback

    The complete control of the companies owning such platforms over the online ecosystems results in imbalanced online market competition [more].

    16-31.12.20: Feedback

  • Impact assessment of the DSA released

    The impact assessment report analyses three problems: the increasing risks and harms online, the uncoordinated and ineffective supervision of online platforms in the EU and how member states regulating digital services at national level creates new challenges in the international market [more].

    16.12.20: Publication

  • 15.12.20: Report

  • 15.12.20: Consultation

  • 15.12.20: Historic

  • 09.12.20: Joint Statement

  • DOT Europe publishes two reactions to the DSA

    “The DSA is an opportunity to get the legal framework right -to address concerns in the online space while ensuring innovative services can thrive and citizens feel protected. Going forward, we urge policy-makers to keep the delicate balance and the overall purpose of the e-Commerce Directive in mind when considering what is really needed for the future.” [more]

    08.12.20: Publication

  • 07.12.20: Publication

  • 03.12.20: Publication

  • 24.11.20: Publication

  • DOT Europe Publishes: “Introduction of a Governance Body”

    This paper focuses on the potential need for an oversight structure to ensure the effectiveness of the Online Responsibility Framework for internet users. We believe that a robust governance system is required and that oversight is not just advisable, but is a necessary component of the DSA. [more]

    24.11.20: Publication

  • 18.11.2020: News Article

  • 30.10.20: Press Release

  • 28.10.20: Statement

  • European Parliament votes in favor of report that claims prohibition of personalised advertising within the frame of the DSA

    Plenary of European Parliament votes in favor of a report that claims a prohibition of personalised, targeted advertisement within the frame of the Digital Services Act. The Commission intends to work out a proposal which considers this and other reports passed by the European Parliament until the end of 2020 [more].

    20.10.20: Legislation

  • Towards a next generation cloud for Europe

    The European Commission and the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union welcome the political will expressed by all 27 Member States on the next generation cloud for Europe. This secure and competitive cloud offering is essential to provide the trustworthy data processing infrastructure and services that public administrations, businesses and citizens require in Europe [more].

    15.10.20: News Article

  • Brussels’ plan to rein in Big Tech takes shape

    EU Commission considers a blacklist of banned behavior and a whitelist of obligations in four key services: app stores, marketplaces and social networks, which all come under “online intermediation services; online search engines; operating systems; and cloud services [more].

    30.09.20: Initiative

  • 22.09.20: Directive

  • EU Commission increases pressure on Amazon, Google & Co.

    The EU plans to strengthen public scrutiny of platforms proportionally. Besides ex-ante regulation, an evaluation system is considered. Stakeholders and the public can rank and evaluate platforms according to their record of tax payments or removal of illegal/harmful content in order to improve supervision [more].

    20.09.20: News Article

  • 08.09.2020: Press Release

  • Regulating Digital Technology: Arcep outlines new digital regulation

    Arcep urges the EU to adopt ex-ante regulation on structuring platforms. Arcep proposed a toolkit of “remedies” that draws inspiration from the telecoms sector. If some of these remedies can be applied to every large digital platform, in a targeted, case-by-case and proportionate fashion [more].

    07.09.20: Press Release

  • 03.09.20: Statement

  • 24.07.20: Report

  • EU Observatory on the Online Platform Economy publishes progress reports

    “The independent expert group of the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy has published […] three draft progress reports, and are seeking stakeholder feedback” (until 8 September 2020). They will provide evidence for the Commission’s work on the Digital Services Act [more].

    10.07.20: Report

  • 10.07.20: Publication

  • “Fostering qualitative media by rewarding reliable sources” Launch

    The European Commission launched a pilot project in the framework of the Journalism Trust Initiative, coordinated by Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF). The aim is to design, test, and launch a self-assessment tool for media outlets online [more].

    01.07.20: Pilot Project

  • 30.06.20: Initiative

  • 22.06.20: Consultation

  • TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer and Commissioner Breton hold Videoconference

    In a video call on the DSA consultation and measures taken to counter disinformation, Mayer committed to fight illegal and harmful content and disinformation while Breton invited TikTok to join the EU’s code of conduct [more].

    09.06.20: Video Conference

  • Big brands bring the fight to Big Tech

    Luxury goods pressure for a ban of counterfeit goods on social networks. “There shouldn’t be anything controversial about removing illegal goods and it’s in everyone’s interest to address this issue,” said Michelle Gibbons, the director general of the European brands association AIM [more].

    08.06.20: News Article

  • Commission conducts an impact assessment for the regulation of large online platforms in the Digital Services Act (2)

    The public is asked to provide feedback on framing responsibilities of digital services to address the risks faced by their users and to protect their fundamental rights online in order to deepen the digital internal market [more].

    02.06.20: Consultation

  • Commission conducts an impact assessment for the regulation of large online platforms in the Digital Services Act (1)

    The public is asked to provide feedback for 4 weeks in order to identify the scope of the DSA in regulating large online platforms as gatekeepers and ensuring that markets impacted by them remain fair and competitive [more].

    02.06.20: Consultation

  • End of Consultations: European Strategy for data

    In the process of creating a single European data space, the Commission opened an online consultation survey on the 19th of February. The project touches upon topics such as data privacy, big data and the shaping of the digital single market [more].

    31.05.20: Consultation

  • Livestream Debate between Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook (CEO) and Commissioner Thierry Breton

    While Zuckerberg called for Western democratic governments to set standards for platform regulation around the world, Breton warned him more regulation facing Facebook, should the platform fail to meet concerns about its business practices and its policies on inter alia hate speech and disinformation [more].

    18.05.20: Livestream Debate

  • 04.05.20: Meeting

  • 27.04.20: Report

  • 22.04.2020: Report

  • EU launches its approach for contact tracing apps

    To support a gradual lifting of the confinement measures following the COVID-19 outbreak, the
    member states and the EU Commission has developed a toolbox for the use of mobile applications
    for contact tracing and warning of citizens. [more]

    16.04.2020: Initiative

  • 15.04.2020: Publication

  • 15.04.2020: Meeting

  • 31.03.2020: Statement

  • 27.03.2020: Meeting

  • 25.03.2020: Initiative

  • 19.03.20: Meeting

  • 16.03.2020: Initiative

  • 09.03.20: Consultation

  • 05.03.20: Publication

  • 19.02.2020: Consultation

  • 19.02.2020: Consultation

  • More transparency in Europe’s digital future

    President Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the need for more transparency in social media in her op-ed “Shaping Europe’s digital future”: “Big commercial digital players must accept their responsibility, including by letting Europeans access the data they collect.” [more].

    19.02.2020: Statement

  • 17.02.2020: Meeting

  • 17.02.2020: Publication

  • 01.12.2019: Historical

  • 14.11.19: Statement

Stakeholders for the Digital Services Act (DSA)

We have identified the following individuals and organisations as stakeholders contributing to the drafting process of the Digital Services Act. As part of the Commission’s commitment to transparency, Commissioners and their Members of Cabinet publish information on meetings held with organisations or self-employed individuals. We define those individuals and organisations as stakeholders who were listed in meetings with “Digital Services Act” as their subject. This provides evidence for their involvement in the drafting process.

yahoo!

Yahoo! is a technology company based in the US that offers a search engine, among other services.

DuckDuckGo

Duck Duck Go is a search engine based in the US that claims to prioritize the privacy of its customers.

Qwant

Qwant is a search engine based in France that claims to prioritize the privacy of its customers.

Ecosia

Ecosia is an ecological search engine based in Germany that donates 80% of its profits to organizations that focus on reforestation.

Filomena Chirico

Expert on digital services and markets in the cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton.

Alejandro Cainzos

Cabinet member and advisor on cybersecurity to European Commission Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a US-based organization that reviews and provides ratings for media and technology in terms of their suitability for children.

Avaaz Foundation

Avaaz is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization promoting global activism on issues such as climate change, human rights, animal rights, corruption, poverty, and conflict.

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