On 4 October 2022, the European Council approved the European Commission’s proposals on the Digital Services Act (DSA), which fundamentally redesigns the rules for offering online content, services and products to consumers in the EU. Whilst it will hit big tech the hardest, it will impact many businesses in the digital space (either directly or indirectly).

Read more from our expert Mary Traynor about the new DSA obligations, the timeframe for implementation and how this contrasts with the parallel but differing domestic proposals of the Online Safety Bill.