DSA Article 22: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Digital Services Coordinators shall carry out investigations into trusted flaggers without undue delay. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 22, Article 22

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

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

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