The Digital Services Act imposes clear responsibilities on online intermediary services—such as social networks, search engines, video platforms, marketplaces, and app stores—to curb illegal content, hate speech, terrorism, and child exploitation.

Platforms covered include major networks, search engines, video-sharing sites, marketplaces enabling buyer-seller transactions, and app distribution services; those reaching at least 45 million average users over six months face stricter rules due to higher diffusion risk of illegal content.

Readers are invited to learn more through a DECO guide, with contact options for DECO MADEIRA (phone and email) and updates via social media channels.

The DSA mandates platforms to prevent the sale of dangerous or counterfeit products and to preserve access to information, freedom of expression, and resistance to disinformation, avoiding detrimental effects from platform algorithms.