EU's Expanded Digital Services Act: What You Need to Know

The European Union is expanding its Digital Services Act to cover almost all online platforms in the bloc, imposing strict requirements to keep internet users safe, including easier reporting of counterfeit goods and harmful content, a ban on ads targeted at children, and transparency in digital ads and content moderation decisions. The rules will now apply to nearly all online platforms, marketplaces, and intermediaries with users in the 27-nation bloc, with only the smallest businesses exempt. The EU has also started investigating Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, over suspicions of infringing the DSA’s provisions.