Digital Services Act (DSA)

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Overview

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Compliance Deadlines

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Stakeholder Roles

• manufacturer - Providers of intermediary services and platforms
• importer - Entities bringing digital services into the EU
• distributor - Hosting and caching service providers
• authorized_representative - EU representatives for non-EU providers
• notified_body - Bodies for out-of-court dispute settlement
• market_surveillance - Digital Services Coordinators and Commission
• consumer - Recipients of digital services (users)

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Requirement Types

• obligation - Mandatory requirements for intermediary services
• prohibition - Restricted practices (e.g., dark patterns, certain advertising)
• right - Rights of service recipients (users)
• procedure - Notice and action procedures, complaint handling
• general - General provisions and definitions

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API Usage

# Get all DSA articles
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/dsa/articles

# Get DSA framework details
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/dsa

# Get DSA requirements
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/dsa/requirements

# Get DSA recitals
curl https://api.law4devs.eu/v1/frameworks/dsa/recitals

# Python SDK
from law4devs import Law4Devs

client = Law4Devs(api_key="your-api-key")

# List all DSA articles
articles = client.articles.list("dsa")

# Get DSA requirements by stakeholder role
requirements = client.requirements.list("dsa", role="manufacturer")

# Search DSA articles by tag
articles = client.articles.search("dsa", query="content moderation")

// TypeScript SDK
import { Law4Devs } from '@law4devs/sdk';

const client = new Law4Devs({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

// List all DSA articles
const articles = await client.articles.list('dsa');

// Get DSA requirements by stakeholder role
const requirements = await client.requirements.list('dsa', { role: 'manufacturer' });

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Key Topics

• Intermediary service liability and safe harbors
• Content moderation and notice-and-action mechanisms
• Online platform transparency and reporting
• Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) additional obligations
• Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) obligations
• Advertising transparency and restrictions
• Dark patterns and user interface manipulation
• Risk assessments and independent auditing