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Scope of the DSA

The DSA establishes common rules for the provision of digital services in the European Union, in particular those that mediate the transmission, hosting, or sharing of content, goods, and services online. The provisions of the DSA apply regardless of the country of origin of the service provider, as long as its activities are directed at recipients located within the EU.

The DSA covers all companies that provide services on the Internet and mediate between users, i.e.:

  1.  intermediary services, such as website hosting (including online platforms) e.g. Google Drive, Dropbox, caching and simple transmission services,
  2.  other online platforms, such as trading platforms, e.g. Allegro, OLX, app stores,
  3.  very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSes) – the DSA provisions in this regard apply to platforms used by more than 10% of users, i.e. 45 million users. These include Google, TikTok, X, Facebook, and Instagram.

Grafika i tekst: Dostawcy usług objęci DSA to dostawcy usług pośrednich (hosting, caching, przekaz); platformy internetowe; bardzo duże platformy internetowe (VLOPs); bardzo duże wyszukiwarski internetowe (VLOSEs)