Digital services: The European Commission publishes its proposal for a new regulation for a digital single market (Digital Services Act)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. The Digital Services Act ["DSA"] complements the provisions of the E-Commerce Directive regarding the regulation of illegal content. The Digital Services Act aims to create a digital single market strengthening the protection of the fundamental rights of all users of digital services. The DSA introduces a legal framework clarifying the obligations and responsibility of digital platforms vis-à-vis users in the dissemination of illegal, dangerous or counterfeit content and products (Gov. Press Release, 15 December 2020). Scope of the DSA Digital services range from simple websites to Internet infrastructure services and online platforms. The text mainly