Euractiv +
For individuals
Euractiv Pro
For corporations
Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics?
Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations?
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a horizontal legislative proposal to regulate the digital ecosystem at large. By safeguarding the rights of internet users, this new legislative framework will play a key role in rebuilding trust in the internet society….
Trustworthy digital networks are the starting point for building trust in the digital ecosystem. [Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock]
The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a horizontal legislative proposal to regulate the digital ecosystem at large. By safeguarding the rights of internet users, this new legislative framework will play a key role in rebuilding trust in the internet society.
The DSA will act as a lex specialis to the e-Commerce Directive, which has provided the legal basis for the digital economy in the EU since 2000. The core principle is that what is illegal offline is also illegal online, targeting various activities, from illegal content on social media to unsafe products sold online.
Internet intermediaries are the most fundamental layer that connects us to the digital world; therefore, a trustworthy online sphere starts with them. While platforms will be responsible for taking down illegal content, networks have so far remained neutral intermediaries.
The distribution of responsibilities across the different digital actors in the DSA will define the digital space in the decades to come, and the level of trust users will have in it.
Tech
01/12/2021
5 min. read
Tech
07/12/2021
4 min. read
Tech
31/01/2022
3 min. read
Updated: 01-10-2024
Getting serious about AI rules: Lack of enforcement capacity puts EU at risk
18/12/2024
5 min. read
Innovation First: The Future of SEPs in Europe
16/12/2024
5 min. read
Europe’s Competitive Future: Innovation, Investment, and Empowerment
12/12/2024
5 min. read
About The Author
More Stories
Community-Centered Connectivity Initiatives Earn Viddy Awards Recognition
Zombie IXPs: The Four Types of Exchanges That Refuse to Die, but Fail to Live
The Shift in Peering Threatening the Internet’s Foundations