§ Digital Services Act · Article 22
DSA Article 22: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 22 of the DSA imposes 12 obligations on Commission, Digital Services Coordinator, provider of online platforms and 1 other entity type(s). At least one obligation carries an explicit compliance deadline.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 22
Obligation 1
Providers of online platforms shall take necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure notices from trusted flaggers are given priority and processed without undue delay.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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provider of online platforms
- Action required
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process
- Deadline
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without undue delay
- Penalty
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Obligation 2
Digital Services Coordinators shall award the status of trusted flagger to applicants that demonstrate expertise, independence, and diligent activity in detecting illegal content.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Digital Services Coordinator
- Action required
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award
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 3
Trusted flaggers shall publish easily comprehensible and detailed reports on notices submitted at least once a year, including specific categorizations and independence explanations.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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trusted flagger
- Action required
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report
- Deadline
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at least once a year
- Penalty
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Obligation 4
Trusted flaggers shall send their annual reports to the awarding Digital Services Coordinator and make them publicly available, ensuring no personal data is included.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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trusted flagger
- Action required
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notify
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 5
Digital Services Coordinators shall communicate to the Commission and the Board the names, addresses, and email addresses of entities awarded, suspended, or revoked as trusted flaggers.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Digital Services Coordinator
- Action required
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notify
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 6
The Commission shall publish the information received from Digital Services Coordinators in a publicly available, easily accessible, and machine-readable database, keeping it up to date.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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publish
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 7
Providers of online platforms shall communicate information to the Digital Services Coordinator if they have evidence that a trusted flagger has submitted a significant number of insufficiently precise or inaccurate notices.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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provider of online platforms
- Action required
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notify
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 8
Digital Services Coordinators shall suspend the status of a trusted flagger during an investigation if they consider there are legitimate reasons to do so after receiving information from a provider.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Digital Services Coordinator
- Action required
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suspend
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 9
Digital Services Coordinators shall carry out investigations into trusted flaggers without undue delay.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Digital Services Coordinator
- Action required
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audit
- Deadline
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without undue delay
- Penalty
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Obligation 10
Digital Services Coordinators shall revoke the status of a trusted flagger if they determine the entity no longer meets the conditions for the status.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Digital Services Coordinator
- Action required
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revoke
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 11
Before revoking status, Digital Services Coordinators shall afford the entity an opportunity to react to the findings of the investigation and the intention to revoke.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Digital Services Coordinator
- Action required
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notify
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 12
The Commission shall issue guidelines to assist providers of online platforms and Digital Services Coordinators in the application of specific paragraphs, after consulting the Board.
Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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§ Frequently asked
Questions about Article 22
Who must comply with Article 22 of the DSA?
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Commission, Digital Services Coordinator, provider of online platforms, trusted flagger.
What does Article 22 of the DSA require?
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process award report
What is the compliance deadline for DSA Article 22?
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at least once a year; without undue delay