The EU has increasingly put tech titans in its sights with a fortified legal armoury, launching a wave of probes into some of the world's most popular apps.
Under the DSA, the EU has launched investigations into Meta's Facebook and Instagram as well as TikTok, Elon Musk's X and Chinese retailer AliExpress.
The DSA stipulates that firms must prepare yearly risk assessments to evaluate what dangers the platforms may pose and how these must be mitigated to protect users.
Violations can be met with fines reaching as high as six percent of a platform's global turnover, or even a ban for serious and repeated violations.
Last month, the EU added Chinese-founded online retailer Shein to its list of platforms that must comply with the DSA's stricter rules.
Source: AFP
