Liability of News Platforms under the Digital Services Act
Liability of News Platforms under the Digital Services Act

Author(s): Sorin - Alexandru Vernea
Subject(s): Civil Law, Law and Transitional Justice, Law on Economics
Published by: ADJURIS – International Academic Publisher
Keywords: news platforms; Digital Services Act; public communication law; journalist's responsibility; press freedom;
Summary/Abstract: This article analyzes the conditions under which news platforms can be held liable under European Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the Parliament and of the Council (Digital Services Act). The first part concerns the object of the DSA regulation, by reference to news platforms, and the second part regards the notion of illegal content and its specific nature in the case of news platforms. The third and fourth parts concern the liability of the online platform both for posted articles and for advertising, in which the author has identified a distinct regime depending on the type of uploaded material. The conclusion of the paper concerns the importance of the European Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the Parliament and of the Council for the activity of journalists and news platforms.

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