§ Digital Services Act · Article 27

DSA Article 27: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 27 · All obligations · Digital Services Act
At a glance
Article 27 of the DSA imposes 3 obligations on provider of online platforms.
§ Obligations

All obligations under Article 27

Obligation 1
Providers of online platforms that use recommender systems shall set out in their terms and conditions, in plain and intelligible language, the main parameters used in their recommender systems, as well as any options for the recipients of the service to modify or influence those main parameters. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 27, Article 27
Obligated entity
provider of online platforms
Action required
document
Deadline
Penalty
Obligation 2
The main parameters referred to in paragraph 1 shall explain why certain information is suggested to the recipient of the service, including the criteria which are most significant in determining the information suggested and the reasons for the relative importance of those parameters. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 27, Article 27
Obligated entity
provider of online platforms
Action required
document
Deadline
Penalty
Obligation 3
Where several options are available for recommender systems that determine the relative order of information, providers of online platforms shall make available a functionality that allows the recipient of the service to select and to modify at any time their preferred option, which shall be directly and easily accessible from the specific section of the online interface where the information is being prioritised. Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Article 27, Article 27
Obligated entity
provider of online platforms
Action required
implement
Deadline
Penalty
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