🇪🇺 Live Technology & Software

EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065)

Establishes obligations for online intermediaries and platforms to address illegal content, protect users' fundamental rights, and increase transparency. Applies to hosting services, online platforms, and very large online platforms operating in the EU.

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Rules extracted

258

Obligations decomposed

5.5x

Avg obligations per rule

🇪🇺 European Union

Jurisdiction

About this regulation

The Digital Services Act establishes a comprehensive framework for the regulation of digital intermediary services in the EU. It applies to all providers of intermediary services offering services in the EU, with tiered obligations based on service type and size: all intermediary services, hosting services, online platforms, very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSEs). Full application from 17 February 2024.

What AuditDSS covers

Source

Regulation

Extracted

Rules

Decomposed

258

Obligations

5.5x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 5.5 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 258 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in DSA is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: EU Digital Services Act (Regulation 2022/2065)
Regulatory body: European Commission — Digital Services Act Enforcement
Jurisdiction: 🇪🇺 European Union
Document type: regulation
Effective date: February 17, 2024
Issuing authority: European Parliament and Council of the European Union
Industry: Technology & Software
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

intermediary service providershosting servicesonline platformsVLOPsVLOSEs

Key requirements

notice and action
transparency reporting
complaint handling
advertising transparency
risk assessment for VLOPs
independent audit
dark patterns prohibition
minor protection

Frequently asked questions about DSA

What is DSA?

Who does DSA apply to?

DSA applies to intermediary service providers, hosting services, online platforms, VLOPs, VLOSEs.

How many obligations does DSA contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed DSA into 258 atomic obligations from 47 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of DSA?

The key requirements include: notice and action, transparency reporting, complaint handling, advertising transparency, risk assessment for VLOPs, independent audit, dark patterns prohibition, minor protection.

How can I assess my DSA compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 258 DSA obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces DSA?

DSA is enforced in European Union by European Commission — Digital Services Act Enforcement.

When did DSA come into effect?

DSA became effective on February 17, 2024.

What industry does DSA apply to?

DSA is primarily relevant to the Technology & Software industry. AuditDSS covers 91 regulations in this industry sector.

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