The European Commission designated ChatGPT and Roblox as 'Very Large Online Platforms' under the Digital Services Act (DSA) on Monday, 2026-04-12. ^[1] Shein's stock price fell more than 9% on its highly publicized initial public offering debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday. ^[2] Euratex, the European textile industry association, asked the European Commission to introduce a €10 tax on small packages arriving in Europe, mainly from China. ^[3] ChatGPT reported an average of 159.1 million monthly users in the EU, while Roblox reported 48 million monthly users in the EU. ^[4] 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. ^[5] 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. ^[6] Shein reported a net annual profit of 2,060 million US dollars in 2025. ^[7] Shein shares traded at 40.00 Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 5.1 US dollars, shortly after the market opened. ^[8] The company raised 1,700 million US dollars in its initial public offering. ^[9] The article's headline asserts that the tax would be a 'new blow' to Temu, AliExpress, and Shein, which ship small packages from China. ^[10] The proposed tax would apply to small packages that arrive in Europe, which mainly come from China. ^[11] Euratex represents nearly 30 European textile companies. ^[12]