EU regulatory register · DSA
Article 38Recommender systems
CELEX 32022R2065 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter III
Short answer
In addition to the requirements set out in Article 27, providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines that use recommender systems shall provide at least one option for each of their recommender systems which is not based on profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/dsa-2022-2065/artikel-38 · Short answer as data · Official text
DSA, Digital Services Act in short
Platforms must accept notices of illegal content, give reasons for decisions, offer complaints and be transparent about moderation and ads.
- What must a statement of reasons under Article 17 contain?
- What is a trusted flagger?
- Does the DSA apply to small companies?
Source: NovaCopilot
Official text
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In addition to the requirements set out in Article 27, providers of very large online platforms and of very large online search engines that use recommender systems shall provide at least one option for each of their recommender systems which is not based on profiling as defined in Article 4, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
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