New Digital Services Act

Torsten Kraul

doi:10.5771/9783748937074

Summary

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the successor to the e-Commerce Directive and forms the European “Constitution for Online Services”. The new Act includes obligations for providers of digital services in order to ensure that activities that are illegal offline are also prohibited online. Understanding the new law in time This Practitioner’s Guide provides clarity at an early stage, both for companies offering online services and for users of digital services. It clarifies in a comprehensible and legally secure manner which providers are affected under which conditions, which obligations they must comply with, which innovations apply to liability on the internet and what the consequences of breaches of law are.

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-3-7560-0318-1
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-3707-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 282
Product type: Comment

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XXIV
Torsten Kraul
1. A. A ‘Constitution’ for Digital Services? No access
2. 1. I. The importance of the digital economy No access
  2. 1. 1. ... through sector-specific regulation (2014–2019) No access
    2. 2. ... through horizontal regulation (from 2019) No access
3. 1. I. The importance of intermediaries No access
  2. II. The E-Commerce Directive No access
  3. III. Need for modernisation and supplementation No access
4. 1. I. Legislative process No access
  2. II. Principles of the DSA No access
  3. III. Structure of the DSA No access
Konstantina Nathanail
1. 1. I. The proper functioning of the internal market for intermediary services No access
  2. 1. 1. Harmonisation of the legal framework No access
    2. 2. Harmonisation of the exemptions from liability and the due diligence obligations for providers No access
    3. 3. Implementation and enforcement No access
  3. III. Promotion of fundamental rights, in particular the principle of consumer protection No access
  4. IV. Conclusion No access
2. 1. 1. 1. a) Mere conduit No access
      2. b) Caching No access
      3. c) Hosting No access
      4. d) Hybrid services No access
    2. 2. No intermediary services No access
    3. 3. Exceptions No access
    4. 4. Lack of distinction criteria No access
    5. 5. Case law No access
  2. 1. 1. Offering a service in the Union No access
    2. 2. Comparable regulations No access
  3. III. Temporal scope of application No access
3. 1. I. E-Commerce Directive No access
  2. 1. 1. General principle No access
    2. 2. Audiovisual Media Services Directive No access
    3. 3. Copyright No access
    4. 4. Regulation for Combating Terrorist Content Online No access
    5. 5. Regulation on platform-to-business relations No access
    6. 6. Consumer protection and product safety No access
    7. 7. Data protection No access
    8. 8. Further provisions No access
  3. 1. 1. Data Governance Act No access
    2. 2. Digital Markets Act No access
    3. 3. Data Act No access
    4. 4. AI Act No access
Patrick Neidinger, Julia Wildgans
1. 1. 1. 1. Nature of the Regulation No access
    2. 2. Primacy of application and adaption of national provisions No access
  2. 1. 1. Providers of intermediary services No access
    2. 1. a) Status quo under the E-Commerce Directive No access
      2. b) Status quo under the DSA No access
    3. 3. Illegal content No access
  3. 1. 1. In principle: no liability of intermediaries No access
    2. 2. Concept of liability No access
    3. 3. Liability for own content or due to an active role No access
    4. 4. Exception for requests from judicial and administrative authorities No access
2. 1. I. Principle of the liability exemption No access
  2. II. Limitations of the liability exemption No access
  3. III. Clarification regarding automatic intermediate and transient storage (Art. 4(2) DSA) No access
  4. IV. Practical advice No access
3. 1. I. Principle of the liability exemption No access
  2. II. Limitations of the liability exemption No access
  3. III. Practical advice No access
4. 1. I. Principle of the liability exemption No access
  2. 1. 1. Influence of the service providers (Art. 6(2) DSA) No access
    2. 2. (Appearance of) control by online trading platforms (Art. 6(3) DSA) No access
  3. III. Practical advice No access
5. E. ‘Good Samaritan’ privilege: consequences of own-initiative investigations (Art. 7 DSA) No access
6. 1. I. Exclusion of the general obligation to monitor or to actively investigate (Art. 8 DSA) No access
  2. II. Specific monitoring obligations No access
  3. 1. 1. Minimum formal requirements for orders No access
    2. 2. Territorial scope of validity of orders No access
    3. 3. ‘Stay down’ or just ‘takedown’? No access
  4. IV. Orders to provide information (Art. 10 DSA) No access
7. G. Conclusion No access
Niklas Maamar
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. I. Categories of intermediary services No access
  2. II. Exemption for micro and small enterprises No access
  3. III. Tabular overview of the due diligence obligations No access
3. 1. I. Point of contact for authorities (Art. 11 DSA) No access
  2. II. Point of contact for recipients (Art. 12 DSA) No access
  3. III. Legal representative (Art. 13 DSA) No access
  4. 1. 1. Content of T&Cs No access
    2. 2. Enforcement of T&Cs No access
    3. 3. Special duties for very large services No access
    4. 4. Critical analysis: information obligations equal information costs No access
  5. V. Transparency reporting obligation (Art. 15 DSA) No access
4. 1. 1. 1. Procedure for notices No access
    2. 2. Legal consequence of notices No access
    3. 3. Notice processing No access
    4. 4. Timeline and scope of obligation to delete illegal content No access
    5. 5. Critical analysis: illegality of content determined by national law No access
  2. 1. 1. Scope of application No access
    2. 2. Content of the statement of reasons No access
  3. III. Notification of suspicions of criminal offences (Art. 18 DSA) No access
5. 1. I. Exemption for micro and small enterprises (Art. 19 DSA) No access
  2. 1. 1. Scope No access
    2. 2. Procedure No access
    3. 3. Relationship to complaint systems in other Union acts No access
  3. 1. 1. Scope No access
    2. 2. Procedure No access
    3. 3. Establishment of dispute settlement bodies No access
    4. 4. Relationship to judicial action No access
    5. 5. Relationship to dispute settlement systems in other Union acts No access
    6. 6. Critical analysis: moral hazard overrides the internalisation of external costs No access
  4. IV. Trusted flaggers (Art. 22 DSA) No access
  5. V. Safeguards against misuse of the service or the reporting and complaints procedures (Art. 23 DSA) No access
  6. 1. 1. Extended transparency reporting obligation (para. 1 and 6) No access
    2. 2. Monitoring of user numbers (para. 2–4) No access
    3. 3. DSA Transparency Database (para. 5) No access
  7. VII. Prohibition of dark patterns (Art. 25 DSA) No access
  8. 1. 1. Labelling obligation for advertising of the provider No access
    2. 2. Option to label advertising posted by users No access
    3. 3. Prohibition of advertising based on sensitive data No access
  9. IX. Recommender system transparency (Art. 27 DSA) No access
  10. X. Online protection of minors (Art. 28 DSA) No access
6. 1. I. Exemption for micro and small enterprises (Art. 29 DSA) No access
  2. II. Traceability of traders (Art. 30 DSA) No access
  3. III. Compliance by design (Art. 31 DSA) No access
  4. IV. Obligation to inform consumers about illegal products or services (Art. 32 DSA) No access
7. 1. 1. 1. Threshold for very large services No access
    2. 2. Calculating the number of users No access
    3. 3. Designation as a very large service No access
    4. 4. Extension to online search engines No access
  2. 1. 1. Nature and scope of risk assessment No access
    2. 2. Subject of risk assessment No access
    3. 3. No publication of risk assessment No access
  3. 1. 1. Risk mitigation measures No access
    2. 2. Best practices and guidelines (para. 2 and 3) No access
  4. IV. Crisis response mechanism (Art. 36 DSA) No access
  5. V. Independent audit (Art. 37 DSA) No access
  6. VI. Recommender systems (Art. 38 DSA) No access
  7. VII. Repository for online advertising (Art. 39 DSA) No access
  8. 1. 1. Data access for authorities (para. 1–3) No access
    2. 2. Data access for vetted researchers (para. 4–11) No access
    3. 3. Data access for other researchers (para. 12) No access
    4. 4. Common procedural rules (para. 7 and 13) No access
  9. 1. 1. Internal compliance department (para. 1–4) No access
    2. 2. Obligations for the provider’s management body (para. 5–7) No access
  10. X. Extended transparency obligations for very large services (Art. 42 DSA) No access
  11. XI. Supervisory fee (Art. 43 DSA) No access
8. 1. I. Standards (Art. 44 DSA) No access
  2. II. Codes of conduct (Art. 45–47 DSA) No access
  3. III. Crisis protocols (Art. 48 DSA) No access
  4. IV. Guidelines No access
Marvin Bartels
1. A. Introduction No access
2. 1. 1. 1. a) Competent authorities and Digital Services Coordinators (DSC) No access
      2. b) Requirements No access
    2. 1. a) European Commission No access
      2. b) European Board for Digital Services (EBDS) No access
    3. 3. Competence No access
    4. 1. a) Mutual assistance mechanisms No access
      2. b) Cross-border cooperation between DSCs No access
      3. c) Joint investigation No access
      4. d) Information sharing system No access
  2. 1. 1. Investigative powers No access
    2. 1. a) Cessation of infringement and remedy No access
      2. b) Commitment No access
      3. aa) Immediate request for inspection No access
        (1) Prerequisites for the offence No access
        (2) Addressees of the judicial order No access
        (3) Procedural requirements No access
        (4) Duration of the access restriction No access
      4. d) Interim measures No access
      5. aa) Fines No access
        bb) Penalties No access
        cc) Common provisions No access
    3. 3. General provisions No access
  3. 1. 1. a) Request for information and questioning No access
      2. aa) General No access
        bb) Concrete powers No access
        cc) Procedure No access
        dd) Measures in case of resistance No access
      3. c) Monitoring No access
    2. 1. aa) Procedure and facts No access
        bb) Decision and measures No access
        cc) Extended supervision No access
      2. b) Commitment No access
      3. c) Powers in the event of persistent infringements No access
      4. d) Interim measures No access
      5. aa) Fines No access
        bb) Penalties No access
        cc) Limitation period No access
    3. 1. a) Right to be heard and access to the Commission’s file No access
      2. b) Publication of decisions No access
    4. 4. Cooperation with DSCs No access
  4. 1. 1. Against decisions of the Commission No access
    2. 2. Against other measures by EU authorities No access
    3. 3. Against measures taken by Member State authorities No access
  5. 1. 1. Questionable capabilities No access
    2. 2. Lack of independence from the state No access
    3. 3. Further criticism No access
3. 1. I. General rule No access
  2. 1. 1. Content of Art. 54 DSA No access
    2. 2. Interpretation of § 823(2) German Civil Code No access
    3. 3. Further questions No access
  3. III. Representation No access
4. D. Conclusion No access
1. 1. Article 1 Subject matter No access
  2. Article 2 Scope No access
  3. Article 3 Definitions No access
2. 1. Article 4 ‘Mere conduit’ No access
  2. Article 5 ‘Caching’ No access
  3. Article 6 Hosting No access
  4. Article 7 Voluntary own-initiative investigations and legal compliance No access
  5. Article 8 No general monitoring or active fact-finding obligations No access
  6. Article 9 Orders to act against illegal content No access
  7. Article 10 Orders to provide information No access
3. 1. 1. Article 11 Points of contact for Member States’ authorities, the Commission and the Board No access
    2. Article 12 Points of contact for recipients of the service No access
    3. Article 13 Legal representatives No access
    4. Article 14 Terms and conditions No access
    5. Article 15 Transparency reporting obligations for providers of intermediary services No access
  2. 1. Article 16 Notice and action mechanisms No access
    2. Article 17 Statement of reasons No access
    3. Article 18 Notification of suspicions of criminal offences No access
  3. 1. Article 19 Exclusion for micro and small enterprises No access
    2. Article 20 Internal complaint-handling system No access
    3. Article 21 Out-of-court dispute settlement No access
    4. Article 22 Trusted flaggers No access
    5. Article 23 Measures and protection against misuse No access
    6. Article 24 Transparency reporting obligations for providers of online platforms No access
    7. Article 25 Online interface design and organisation No access
    8. Article 26 Advertising on online platforms No access
    9. Article 27 Recommender system transparency No access
    10. Article 28 Online protection of minors No access
  4. 1. Article 29 Exclusion for micro and small enterprises No access
    2. Article 30 Traceability of traders No access
    3. Article 31 Compliance by design No access
    4. Article 32 Right to information No access
  5. 1. Article 33 Very large online platforms and very large online search engines No access
    2. Article 34 Risk assessment No access
    3. Article 35 Mitigation of risks No access
    4. Article 36 Crisis response mechanism No access
    5. Article 37 Independent audit No access
    6. Article 38 Recommender systems No access
    7. Article 39 Additional online advertising transparency No access
    8. Article 40 Data access and scrutiny No access
    9. Article 41 Compliance function No access
    10. Article 42 Transparency reporting obligations No access
    11. Article 43 Supervisory fee No access
  6. 1. Article 44 Standards No access
    2. Article 45 Codes of conduct No access
    3. Article 46 Codes of conduct for online advertising No access
    4. Article 47 Codes of conduct for accessibility No access
    5. Article 48 Crisis protocols No access
4. 1. 1. Article 49 Competent authorities and Digital Services Coordinators No access
    2. Article 50 Requirements for Digital Services Coordinators No access
    3. Article 51 Powers of Digital Services Coordinators No access
    4. Article 52 Penalties No access
    5. Article 53 Right to lodge a complaint No access
    6. Article 54 Compensation No access
    7. Article 55 Activity reports No access
  2. 1. Article 56 Competences No access
    2. Article 57 Mutual assistance No access
    3. Article 58 Cross-border cooperation among Digital Services Coordinators No access
    4. Article 59 Referral to the Commission No access
    5. Article 60 Joint investigations No access
  3. 1. Article 61 European Board for Digital Services No access
    2. Article 62 Structure of the Board No access
    3. Article 63 Tasks of the Board No access
  4. 1. Article 64 Development of expertise and capabilities No access
    2. Article 65 Enforcement of obligations of providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines Enforcement of obligations of providers of very large online platforms No access
    3. Article 66 Initiation of proceedings by the Commission and cooperation in investigation No access
    4. Article 67 Requests for information No access
    5. Article 68 Power to take interviews and statements No access
    6. Article 69 Power to conduct inspections No access
    7. Article 70 Interim measures No access
    8. Article 71 Commitments No access
    9. Article 72 Monitoring actions No access
    10. Article 73 Non-compliance No access
    11. Article 74 Fines No access
    12. Article 75 Enhanced supervision of remedies to address infringements of obligations laid down in Section 5 of Chapter III No access
    13. Article 76 Periodic penalty payments No access
    14. Article 77 Limitation period for the imposition of penalties No access
    15. Article 78 Limitation period for the enforcement of penalties No access
    16. Article 79 Right to be heard and access to the file No access
    17. Article 80 Publication of decisions No access
    18. Article 81 Review by the Court of Justice of the European Union No access
    19. Article 82 Requests for access restrictions and cooperation with national courts No access
    20. Article 83 Implementing acts relating to Commission intervention No access
  5. 1. Article 84 Professional secrecy No access
    2. Article 85 Information sharing system No access
    3. Article 86 Representation No access
  6. 1. Article 87 Exercise of the delegation No access
    2. Article 88 Committee procedure No access
5. 1. Article 89 Amendments to Directive 2000/31/EC No access
  2. Article 90 Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828 No access
  3. Article 91 Review No access
  4. Article 92 Anticipated application to providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines Anticipated application to providers of very large online platforms No access
  5. Article 93 Entry into force and application No access
Index No access Pages 281 - 282