Governance and control

EU negotiators agree Digital Services Act platform controls

The Council of the EU and European Parliament reached political agreement on the Digital Services Act, including systemic-risk audits, recommender transparency, crisis powers, platform supervision, and fines.

CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM50confidence 94/100

Why it moved the index

The completed political agreement established the substantive framework for binding oversight of algorithmic recommender systems and systemic platform risks, strengthening transparency and institutional control. Formal adoption and entry into force followed later, constraining immediate magnitude.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 50 · confidence 94

    New April 2022 major algorithmic-governance agreement absent from the durable corpus and distinct from later final adoption.

    12 Aug 2026