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In addition, in the event of a crisis, security or public health threat – such as the war in Ukraine or the global pandemic – regulators will be able to require very large platforms to prevent the dissemination of certain propaganda. In the event of non-compliance with these measures, platforms and search engines may be subject to fines of up to 6% of their turnover . Concerning very large platforms (more than 45 million users, VLOPs, Very Large Online Platforms), the European Commission will have the exclusive power to require compliance with the rules and may order a ban on operating on the European market in the event of repeated serious breaches.


Doubts about effectiveness due to lack of resources Despite iran mobile database the themselves strongly against the digital giants, many voices question the effectiveness of the future application of the DSA. The main criticism relates to the lack of resources allocated to the application of the text . To implement the text, the EU will indeed need human resources and skills. However, it is estimated that 230 new workers will be hired to enforce the new laws, a figure that, according to critics, is insufficient compared to the resources available to Meta, Google and others to respond to European regulations.



Especially since the DSA is not unanimous among these companies. According to the digital giants, the directive could have unintended consequences , such as harming small businesses and weakening the European digital economy.