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Overview – the European Union Digital Services Act ( DSA )
Applying to all platforms from February 2024 , The DSA regulates online intermediaries and platforms such as marketplaces , social networks , content-sharing platforms , app stores , and online travel and accommodation platforms .
Its main goal is to prevent illegal and harmful activities online and the spread of disinformation . It is intended to ensure user safety , protection of fundamental rights , and create a ‘ fair and open ’ online platform environment .
The DSA is intended to protect consumers and their fundamental rights online by setting clear and proportionate rules that foster innovation , growth and competitiveness , and facilitates the scaling up of smaller platforms , SMEs and start-ups .
The roles of users , platforms and public authorities are rebalanced according to European values – placing citizens at the centre .
The DSA includes rules for online intermediary services , which millions of Europeans use every day .
The obligations of different online players match their role , size and impact in the online ecosystem .
All online intermediaries offering their services in the single market , whether they are established in the EU or outside , have to comply with the new rules .
The DSA rules were applied to all platforms from February 2024 .
Since the end of August 2023 , these rules already applied to designated platforms with more than 45 million users in the EU ( 10 % of the EU ’ s population ), the so-called Very Large Online Platforms ( VLOPs ) or Very Large Online Search Engines ( VLOSEs ).
The European Commission enforces the DSA together with national authorities tasked with supervising the compliance of the platforms established in their territory .
The Commission is primarily responsible for the monitoring and enforcement of the additional obligations applying to VLOPs and VLOSEs – such as the measures to mitigate systemic risks .
Aline Noleto , Data Regulation consultant , Protiviti
the moderation of illegal content and hate speech online in the country . On the other hand , one of the main challenges is to ensure that regulation does not represent censorship or excessive limitation of freedom of expression . In other words , dialogue on the subject must be raised on all fronts so that a common agreement is implemented for the regulation of big techs in the country .
Overall , the Digital Services Act has the potential to mitigate serious problems like the spread of hate and misinformation online . However , implementing a regulation with such scope in Brazil is not a trivial task . The implementation of the law in Brazilian territory would require careful adaptations to the national reality and effective mechanisms to prevent abuses and censorship . p
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