EU's Digital Services Act Expands to Cover All Online Platforms

The European Union's landmark legislation, the Digital Services Act, will now apply to nearly all online platforms, extending its reach beyond the largest tech companies.

The Digital Services Act (DSA), initially targeting the largest online platforms, extends its regulations to nearly all online platforms in the EU from Saturday.
The DSA mandates platforms to remove illegal content swiftly, be transparent about digital ads, and ban ads targeting children.
Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees and annual revenue under 10 million euros are exempt from the DSA's most stringent requirements.
The EU has launched investigations into compliance, including a probe into Elon Musk's social media platform X, for potential violations of the DSA.
Violations of the DSA can result in fines up to six percent of a company's global turnover, with the possibility of banning repeat offenders from the EU.