ChatGPT to face tougher regulation in the EU
The Verge Emma Roth ● Covered by 4 sources
ChatGPT is now under tougher EU rules for harms to kids, mental health, and illegal posts. Brussels is treating it like a major search engine, not a toy.
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OpenAI is about to get a lot more legal homework in Europe. ChatGPT will be treated as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the EU’s Digital Services Act, which means the company has to take risks around minors, mental health and illegal content more seriously.
That’s a real shift in status, not just a bureaucratic label. The DSA is the EU’s big rulebook for large online services and platforms, and this classification pulls ChatGPT into a tighter regime of accountability. The message from Brussels is simple: if a service reaches this scale, it doesn’t get to shrug off the effects it has on users.
OpenAI isn’t the only company being pulled in. The European Commission also said Reddit and Roblox now count as Very Large Online Platforms, which puts them under the same framework.
And the rules are not subtle. The DSA bans platforms from targeting ads at minors, and it also blocks ad targeting based on sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity or political beliefs. For services that have spent years growing first and asking questions later, that’s the kind of pressure that changes product decisions, not just legal briefs.
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Brussels is doing what Brussels does best: turning vague worries into paperwork with teeth. The real story here isn’t that ChatGPT got singled out, but that the EU is saying popularity comes with duties, not just bragging rights. That’s a healthier model than the usual Silicon Valley fantasy where scale magically excuses consequences.
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