Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065
The Digital Services Act (DSA), Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of 19 October 2022. Establishes harmonised rules for intermediary services in the EU: conditional liability exemptions and no general monitoring obligation (Chapter II); and tiered due-diligence obligations (Chapter III) for all intermediaries (points of contact, legal representatives, terms and conditions, transparency reporting), hosting services (notice-and-action, statement of reasons, criminal-offence notification), online platforms (internal complaints, out-of-court dispute settlement, trusted flaggers, anti-misuse, advertising and recommender-system transparency, dark-pattern prohibition, protection of minors), online marketplaces (trader traceability/KYBC, compliance by design), and very large online platforms and search engines (systemic risk assessment and mitigation, crisis response, independent audit, ad repository, researcher data access, compliance function, supervisory fee).
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Framework Domains (6)
DSA Chapter II: Liability of Intermediary Service Providers
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DSA-Art.10 | Orders to provide information |
| DSA-Art.4 | Mere conduit |
| DSA-Art.5 | Caching |
| DSA-Art.6 | Hosting |
| DSA-Art.8 | No general monitoring or active fact-finding obligations |
| DSA-Art.9 | Orders to act against illegal content |
DSA Chapter III Section 1: Obligations for All Intermediary Services
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DSA-Art.11 | Points of contact for Member States authorities, the Commission and the Board |
| DSA-Art.12 | Points of contact for recipients of the service |
| DSA-Art.13 | Legal representatives |
| DSA-Art.14 | Terms and conditions |
| DSA-Art.15 | Transparency reporting obligations for providers of intermediary services |
DSA Chapter III Section 2: Additional Obligations for Hosting Services
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DSA-Art.16 | Notice and action mechanisms |
| DSA-Art.17 | Statement of reasons |
| DSA-Art.18 | Notification of suspicions of criminal offences |
DSA Chapter III Section 3: Additional Obligations for Online Platforms
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DSA-Art.20 | Internal complaint-handling system |
| DSA-Art.21 | Out-of-court dispute settlement |
| DSA-Art.22 | Trusted flaggers |
| DSA-Art.23 | Measures and protection against misuse |
| DSA-Art.24 | Transparency reporting obligations for providers of online platforms |
| DSA-Art.25 | Online interface design and organisation |
| DSA-Art.26 | Advertising on online platforms |
| DSA-Art.27 | Recommender system transparency |
| DSA-Art.28 | Online protection of minors |
DSA Chapter III Section 4: Obligations for Online Marketplaces
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DSA-Art.30 | Traceability of traders |
| DSA-Art.31 | Compliance by design |
| DSA-Art.32 | Right to information |
DSA Chapter III Section 5: Additional Obligations for VLOPs and VLOSEs
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| DSA-Art.34 | Risk assessment |
| DSA-Art.35 | Mitigation of risks |
| DSA-Art.36 | Crisis response mechanism |
| DSA-Art.37 | Independent audit |
| DSA-Art.38 | Recommender systems |
| DSA-Art.39 | Additional online advertising transparency |
| DSA-Art.40 | Data access and scrutiny |
| DSA-Art.41 | Compliance function |
| DSA-Art.42 | Transparency reporting obligations |
| DSA-Art.43 | Supervisory fee |
Your Compliance Coverage
If you comply with Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, you already cover:
EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD, Directive 2010/13/EU as amended by Directive 2018/1808 and Directive (EU) 2023/2586)
19%
7 controls mapped
Compare →EU European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
14%
5 controls mapped
Compare →EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, Regulation 2023/988)
8%
3 controls mapped
Compare →+ 13 more: EU Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) Strategy (8%), GDPR (6%)
See all 16 mapped frameworks ↓Maps to 16 other frameworks
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065?
Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 is a compliance framework from European Union with 6 domains and 36 controls. The Digital Services Act (DSA), Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of 19 October 2022. Establishes harmonised rules for intermediary services in the EU: conditional liability exemptions and no general monitoring obligation (Chapter II); and tiered due-diligence obligations (Chapter III) for all intermediaries (points of contact, legal representatives, terms and conditions, transparency reporting), hosting services (notice-and-action, statement of reasons, criminal-offence notification), online platforms (internal complaints, out-of-court dispute settlement, trusted flaggers, anti-misuse, advertising and recommender-system transparency, dark-pattern prohibition, protection of minors), online marketplaces (trader traceability/KYBC, compliance by design), and very large online platforms and search engines (systemic risk assessment and mitigation, crisis response, independent audit, ad repository, researcher data access, compliance function, supervisory fee). It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 have?
Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 has 36 controls organised across 6 domains. The largest domains are DSA Chapter III Section 5: Additional Obligations for VLOPs and VLOSEs (10 controls), DSA Chapter III Section 3: Additional Obligations for Online Platforms (9 controls), DSA Chapter II: Liability of Intermediary Service Providers (6 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 map to?
Digital Services Act (DSA) - Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 maps to 16 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD, Directive 2010/13/EU as amended by Directive 2018/1808 and Directive (EU) 2023/2586) (19% coverage), EU European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) (14% coverage), EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR, Regulation 2023/988) (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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