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EU Places ChatGPT and Roblox Under Strict Digital Services Act Surveillance
The European Commission designated ChatGPT and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act due to high user counts.
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- The European Commission designated ChatGPT and Roblox as 'Very Large Online Platforms' under the Digital Services Act (DSA) on Monday, 2026-04-12. ·
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- Shein's stock price fell more than 9% on its highly publicized initial public offering debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday. · El Economista
- Euratex, the European textile industry association, asked the European Commission to introduce a €10 tax on small packages arriving in Europe, mainly from China. ·
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- ChatGPT reported an average of 159.1 million monthly users in the EU, while Roblox reported 48 million monthly users in the EU. ·
- The designation applies to services that exceed 45 million monthly users in the European Union, which is the threshold set by the DSA for the strictest supervision regime. ·
- The European Commission designated Reddit as a 'Very Large Online Platform' under the DSA, bringing the total number of services under the strictest regime to 28. ·
- Shein reported a net annual profit of 2,060 million US dollars in 2025. · El Economista
- Shein shares traded at 40.00 Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 5.1 US dollars, shortly after the market opened. · El Economista
- The company raised 1,700 million US dollars in its initial public offering. · El Economista
- The article's headline asserts that the tax would be a 'new blow' to Temu, AliExpress, and Shein, which ship small packages from China. ·
- The proposed tax would apply to small packages that arrive in Europe, which mainly come from China. ·
- Euratex represents nearly 30 European textile companies. ·
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