The Digital Services Act, Explained

The Digital Services Act turns online-platform risks into EU duties: user rights, very-large-platform designation, systemic-risk assessments, mitigation measures, audits, data access and enforcement deadlines.

1. Frame 1Digital Services Act map: EU rules turn platform risks into user rights, service duties and a public enforcement path.
2. Frame 2Threshold gate: 45 million EU monthly users moves a service into VLOP or VLOSE supervision and stricter duties.
3. Frame 3Risk dossier: operators assess algorithm design, ads, moderation, terms, data practices, rights effects and child safety.
4. Frame 4Mitigation ledger: platforms adjust interfaces, recommender systems, ad rules, moderation resources, audits and child-safety controls.
5. Frame 5Compliance path: Commission staff and national coordinators use requests, interviews, inspections and data access to check the record.
6. Frame 6Failure meter: preliminary findings, audit reports, redesign deadlines, data-access disputes and 6% global-turnover fines show movement.