Publication details
Nařízení DSA a role koordinátorů digitálních služeb při ochraně svobody projevu
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| Year of publication | 2026 |
| Type | Peer-reviewed scientific article |
| Magazine / Source | PRÁVNÍK: TEORETICKÝ ČASOPIS PRO OTÁZKY STÁTU A PRÁVA |
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| Citation | |
| web | Open access článku |
| Keywords | digital services act, freedom of expression, DSA, digital services coordinators, DSCs |
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| Description | The article analyzes the impact of the Digital Services Act (DSA) on freedom of expression on online platforms, with regard to the division of powers between the European Commission and national Digital Services Coordinators. After more than twenty years, the DSA fundamentally reshapes the regulatory paradigms for large online platforms and, in addition to more advanced content-moderation mechanisms, introduces a comprehensive system for preventing systemic risks. Although the ecosystem as a whole is supervised jointly by the national coordinators and the European Commission, certain instruments within the DSA create space for politically motivated interventions into the operation of online platforms. Responding to this concern, the article formulates a research question asking to what extent national Digital Services Coordinators can function as an effective counterweight to political influence exerted by the European Commission in enforcing the DSA. A case study of the Romanian elections shows that coordinators may serve as a balancing element to a limited degree, but their ability to protect freedom of expression remains constrained by their insufficient powers. In conclusion, the article identifies weaknesses in the current model and proposes changes that would strengthen the position of national coordinators as guarantors of politically neutral enforcement of the DSA. Ensuring adequate procedural safeguards, however, will require an amendment to the original legislation or at least the establishment of a separate enforcement agency. |
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