Designations and formal proceedings under the EU Digital Services Act for very large online platforms and search engines.https://vlose.eu/https://vlose.eu/designated/chatgpt/https://vlose.eu/designated/chatgpt/The first generative AI assistant designated under the DSA. The Commission treats it as a hybrid service and regulates it in the search engine tier.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/reddit/https://vlose.eu/designated/reddit/Designated in August 2026 alongside ChatGPT and Roblox. Compliance falls due at the end of 2026.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/roblox/https://vlose.eu/designated/roblox/The first game platform designated under the DSA, with a user base skewed heavily towards minors.Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Age assurance methods; Default settings applied to minors’ accounts; Content moderation adequacyThu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Sale of illegal products, including potential child sexual abuse material; Addictive design features; Recommender system transparencyTue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/whatsapp/https://vlose.eu/designated/whatsapp/Designated in January 2026 on the strength of its public-facing broadcast surfaces, not private messaging.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Systemic risks from the deployment of Grok on the platform (Articles 34–35); Recommender systems, including a planned switch to a Grok-based recommender (Article 38)Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Appropriate and proportionate age assurance (Article 28 and Articles 34–35); Adequacy of risk assessment on minors’ accessTue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Risk management of election integrity (Articles 34–35); Recommender systems and coordinated inauthentic manipulation; Political advertising policiesTue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Sale of illegal products and risk assessment adequacy; Addictive design features including gamified rewards; Recommender system transparency (Article 27); Researcher data access (Article 40)Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/xnxx/https://vlose.eu/designated/xnxx/Designated in July 2024 and named in the joint age-assurance proceeding.Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/temu/https://vlose.eu/designated/temu/Fined €200 million in May 2026 over illegal products and design practices.Fri, 31 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Addictive design and rabbit-hole effects on minors (Articles 34–35); Age assurance methods; Prevention of access by under-13sThu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Deceptive political advertising and coordinated inauthentic behaviour; Deprecation of the CrowdTangle research tool (Article 40); Notice-and-action and complaint mechanismsTue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/shein/https://vlose.eu/designated/shein/Fast-fashion marketplace, under an open proceeding into illegal products and addictive design.Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Launch of a reward feature without a prior Article 34 risk assessmentMon, 22 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Dissemination of illegal and non-compliant products; Complaint handling and internal redress; Trader traceability and marketplace duties; Advertising transparency and researcher data accessThu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Addictive design and “rabbit-hole” effects (Articles 34–35); Age verification and the protection of minors; Advertising repository (Article 39); Researcher data access (Article 40)Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/xvideos/https://vlose.eu/designated/xvideos/Designated in the December 2023 round and subject to the joint age-assurance proceeding.Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/pornhub/https://vlose.eu/designated/pornhub/Designated in the December 2023 round; subject to the joint age-assurance proceeding.Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/stripchat/https://vlose.eu/designated/stripchat/The only service to have lost its designation — withdrawn on 27 May 2025 after its user numbers fell below the threshold.Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/enforcement/https://vlose.eu/enforcement/Notice-and-action mechanisms and systemic risk management; Deceptive design of the paid verification checkmark; Advertising repository completeness and accessibility (Article 39); Researcher access to public data (Article 40)Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/google-search/https://vlose.eu/designated/google-search/The largest designated search engine in the Union and one of the two VLOSEs named in the Commission’s first designation round.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/bing/https://vlose.eu/designated/bing/Microsoft’s search engine, designated in the first round on 119 million declared monthly users in the Union.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/youtube/https://vlose.eu/designated/youtube/The largest designated service in the Union by declared monthly users.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/google-play/https://vlose.eu/designated/google-play/Google’s app distribution platform, designated in the first round.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/google-maps/https://vlose.eu/designated/google-maps/Designated as a platform on the strength of its user-contributed reviews and listings.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/facebook/https://vlose.eu/designated/facebook/Subject to two open formal proceedings — on election integrity and researcher data access, and on the protection of minors.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/instagram/https://vlose.eu/designated/instagram/Designated alongside Facebook and covered by the same two open Meta proceedings.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/amazon-store/https://vlose.eu/designated/amazon-store/The largest designated marketplace in the Union.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/wikipedia/https://vlose.eu/designated/wikipedia/The only non-profit designated service, and a recurring reference point in arguments about proportionality.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/tiktok/https://vlose.eu/designated/tiktok/The most heavily investigated designated service, with three proceedings opened and the first DSA commitments made binding.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/pinterest/https://vlose.eu/designated/pinterest/Designated in the first round; no formal proceeding to date.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/app-store/https://vlose.eu/designated/app-store/Apple’s app marketplace, designated in the first round.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/x/https://vlose.eu/designated/x/The first service fined under the DSA — €120 million in December 2025 — and the subject of a second proceeding into Grok.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/aliexpress/https://vlose.eu/designated/aliexpress/Fined €550 million in July 2026 — the largest DSA penalty issued to date.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/snapchat/https://vlose.eu/designated/snapchat/Under an open proceeding opened in March 2026 into age assurance and the protection of minors.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/zalando/https://vlose.eu/designated/zalando/Designated in the first round and the first company to challenge its designation in court.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/google-shopping/https://vlose.eu/designated/google-shopping/Google’s comparison shopping surface, designated as a marketplace platform.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/linkedin/https://vlose.eu/designated/linkedin/Designated on a figure only marginally above the threshold.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://vlose.eu/designated/booking-com/https://vlose.eu/designated/booking-com/Designated in the first round as a travel marketplace.Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT