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A 45 million-user threshold has triggered broader scrutiny, giving regulators new powers to examine algorithms, safety measures and risks across three major services.

The European Commission on Monday placed ChatGPT in the strictest tier of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Union’s rulebook for online platforms. Anthropic’s Claude was left out.

The US platforms have four months to comply with the blocs controversial Digital Services Act

(Aug 31): ChatGPT, Reddit Inc and video game company Roblox Corp will face stricter European Union scrutiny after surpassing a threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc.

The European Commission said that ChatGPT is a hybrid service that qualifies as an online search engine under the DSA. Photo: Antti Aimo-Koivisto / Lehtikuva

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The European Union utilizes the Digital Services Act as its primary regulatory weapon to hold the biggest global tech companies accountable for content moderation and user safety. Over the past few years, this regulation has placed major platforms like X, TikTok, and Meta under enhanced supervision, subjecting them to deep investigations over systemic algorithmic risks.…

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The European Commission has formally placed ChatGPT under the category of Very Large Online Search Engine, while Reddit and Roblox have been assigned the status of Very Large Online Platforms, all in accordance with the Digital Services Act. This move subjects the three entities to the European Union’s most rigorous online safety framework.