ChatGPT to face tougher regulation in the EU
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ChatGPT is now classified as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA, a set of laws that regulate major online services and platforms), which means OpenAI must take steps to reduce risks like harm to minors, damage to user mental health, and the spread of illegal content in Europe. The DSA also applies to Reddit and Roblox, and it restricts all these platforms from showing targeted ads to minors or using personal information like sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or political beliefs for advertising.
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Original source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/986682/openai-chatgpt-eu-dsa
First tracked: August 31, 2026 at 02:01 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%