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EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox as very large platforms under DSA

The European Commission designated OpenAI's ChatGPT a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act, above the 45 million EU user threshold, with four months to complete risk assessments and audits.

Verified AI-drafted European Commission (Digital Strategy), press release, 31 August 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that the platforms' ownership, hosting or underlying infrastructure will move into European hands.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. DSA designation triggers EU-wide audits; platforms' ownership/hosting/infrastructure unchanged. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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