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Digital Services Act

What is Digital Services Act?

EU regulation establishing a framework for the accountability of online platforms regarding illegal content, advertising transparency, and algorithmic transparency.

Compliance and Regulatory

Terms that appear alongside digital services act

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as digital services act. The number is how many controls name both.

Frameworks that govern digital services act

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5View framework →

What the standards actually require on digital services act

Requirements naming digital services act across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

Finland Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki, 1050/2018)1 control

Finnish data-protection coordination with EU framework. GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679): Tietosuojalaki supplements + does not duplicate GDPR;

FiDPA-Coord-GDPR-NIS2-DSA · Coordination with GDPR, NIS2, DSA, DGA, eIDAS and EU Framework →
Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act)1 control

Infotv operates in parallel with EU GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) since May 2018 with Hungarian specifics: criminal data treatment + 25-day SLA + 16-year age + works council + Hungarian-language privacy notices + NAIH-Hungarian-specific DPIA triggers.

HU-INFOTV-Coord-GDPR-International-Transfers-NIS2-Hungary · HU Infotv Coordination with GDPR + International Transfers + Hungarian Cybersecurity Act XXIII of 2023 (NIS2) + 2024-2025 Pipeline →
Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)1 control

Section 3 of the Kids Online Safety Act establishes the foundational duty of care for covered platforms. (1) S.1409 Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act (KOSPA) introduced 16 February 2022 by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)...

KOSA-Duty-of-Care-Section3-Covered-Platforms-Mental-Health-Substance-Use-Suicide-Eating-Disorders-Sexual-Exploitation · KOSA Duty of Care + Section 3 + Covered Platforms + Mental Health + Substance Use + Suicide + Eating Disorders + Sexual Exploitation + Online Bullying + Physical Violence + Predatory Marketing + Compulsive Use + Covered Harms Enumerated →

Questions people ask about digital services act

What is Digital Services Act?
EU regulation establishing a framework for the accountability of online platforms regarding illegal content, advertising transparency, and algorithmic transparency.
Why is Digital Services Act important for compliance?
Digital Services Act is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding digital services act helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Digital Services Act?
Digital Services Act appears in the requirement text of Finland Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki, 1050/2018), Hungary Act CXII of 2011 on Informational Self-Determination and Freedom of Information (Info Act), Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Digital Services Act?
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