EU places ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under strictest digital safety rules | Euronews
EU places ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under strictest digital safety rules | Euronews
摘要: EU places ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under strictest digital safety rules
FILE - FILE - The Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen, Aug. 4,
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EU places ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under strictest digital safety rules
FILE - FILE - The Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen, Aug. 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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31/08/2026 - 12:15 GMT+2
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Brussels has classified ChatGPT as a search engine under the Digital Services Act, a first for an AI chatbot, and designated Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms. All three have four months to comply.
The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act, subjecting all three to the bloc's strictest online safety regime.
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The designation will prove particularly consequential for ChatGPT because the Commission has concluded that an AI chatbot that pulls live results from the internet functions, in regulatory terms, as a search engine — not merely a platform.
"These new designations mean that ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox will now be held to a higher standard of scrutiny and accountability in the European Union, in line with their large impact on our citizens and society," said Henna Virkkunen, executive vice-president for tech sovereignty, security and democracy.
The Commission described ChatGPT as a "hybrid service" that qualifies as an online search engine under the DSA because it can engage with and respond to users' prompts and queries, including by searching the web.
Reddit and Roblox have been designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), as both allow users to create and share content publicly.
"We continue to watch the digital landscape closely and will not hesitate to designate any platform that