Timeline
Every date that matters in the DSA's very large service tier — the statute itself, each designation round, each proceeding opened, each fine. Newest first.
2026
- 31 August 2026 designation
ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox designated
Obligations apply four months after notification.
- 20 July 2026 fine
AliExpress fined €550 million
The largest DSA penalty issued to date.
- 28 May 2026 fine
Temu fined €200 million
The second non-compliance fine under the DSA.
- 26 March 2026 proceeding
Proceedings opened — Snapchat
Age assurance, minors’ account settings and content moderation
- 17 February 2026 proceeding
Proceedings opened — Shein
Illegal products, addictive design and recommender transparency
- 26 January 2026 designation
WhatsApp designated
Obligations apply four months after notification.
- 26 January 2026 proceeding
Proceedings opened — X
Risks arising from the deployment of Grok, and recommender systems
2025
- 5 December 2025 fine
X fined €120 million
The first non-compliance decision adopted under the DSA.
- 27 May 2025 designation
Stripchat de-designated
The first and so far only withdrawal of a designation under Article 33(5).
- 27 May 2025 proceeding
Proceedings opened — Pornhub, Stripchat, XVideos, XNXX
Age assurance and the protection of minors on adult platforms
2024
- 17 December 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — TikTok
Election integrity following the annulled Romanian presidential election
- 31 October 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — Temu
Illegal products, addictive design and recommender transparency
- 10 July 2024 designation
XNXX designated
Obligations apply four months after notification.
- 31 May 2024 designation
Temu designated
Obligations apply four months after notification.
- 16 May 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — Facebook, Instagram
Protection of minors and addictive design
- 30 April 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — Facebook, Instagram
Deceptive advertising, civic discourse and researcher data access
- 26 April 2024 designation
Shein designated
Obligations apply four months after notification.
- 22 April 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — TikTok
TikTok Lite “Task and Reward” programme launched without a prior risk assessment
- 14 March 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — AliExpress
Illegal products, trader traceability and platform transparency
- 19 February 2024 proceeding
Proceedings opened — TikTok
Protection of minors, addictive design, advertising and data access
- 17 February 2024 statute
The DSA applies in full
The Regulation becomes applicable to all in-scope services, not only designated ones. Member States must have designated their Digital Services Coordinators.
2023
- 20 December 2023 designation
XVideos, Pornhub, Stripchat designated
Obligations apply four months after notification.
- 18 December 2023 proceeding
Proceedings opened — X
Deceptive design, advertising transparency and researcher data access
- 25 April 2023 designation
19 services designated
Google Search, Bing, YouTube, Google Play, Google Maps, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon Store, Wikipedia, TikTok, Pinterest, App Store, X, AliExpress, Snapchat, Zalando, Google Shopping, LinkedIn, Booking.com.
- 2 March 2023 statute
Supervisory fee methodology adopted
The delegated regulation setting how the Article 43 fee is calculated.
- 17 February 2023 statute
First user-number deadline
Article 24(2) requires every online platform and search engine to publish its average monthly active recipients in the Union. These are the figures the first designations were built on.
2022
- 16 November 2022 statute
The Regulation enters into force
Twenty days after publication. Most obligations do not apply yet.
- 19 October 2022 statute
Digital Services Act adopted
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 is signed and published in the Official Journal.