EU institutions announced a political agreement on the final text for the Digital Services Act. The legislation includes provisions for various prohibitions on targeted advertising, specifically, the targeting of minors and ads based on sensitive personal data. European Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton said the DSA shows "the time of big online platforms behaving like they are 'too big to care' is coming to an end," while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the regulation "will upgrade the ground-rules for all online services in the EU." The DSA will immediately take force once adopted but applies to platforms 15 months after its entry.
25 April 2022
Political agreement reached on Digital Services Act
Related stories
Notes from the IAPP Europe: Wrapping up November with the IAPP DPC
Ireland's DPC details legitimate interest prong of its LinkedIn enforcement action
What the new European Commission could mean for digital regulation
IAPP DPC 2024: Reynders discusses GDPR enforcement harmonization, adequacy developments
US Senate subcommittee ponders accountability for AI-assisted scams