Overview
- The European Commission formally designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, after each reported at least 45 million average monthly EU users.
- As very large services they must perform regular systemic‑risk assessments, adopt tailored mitigation measures for illegal content and harms to minors, submit independent audits, and increase transparency about recommendation and advertising systems.
- Brussels will coordinate supervision with national regulators — Ireland’s Coimisiún na Meán for ChatGPT and Reddit and the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers and Markets for Roblox — and gains broader powers to request data, inspect systems and order changes.
- The firms have about four months to meet the extra DSA obligations, with deadlines reported as end‑December 2026 or January 2027, and face fines of up to 6% of global annual turnover for non‑compliance plus possible daily penalties.
- The move extends the DSA into generative AI and creates practical effects for users by pressing platforms to explain how algorithms work, open data to vetted researchers, strengthen child safety and change moderation and ad‑targeting practices across EU services.