ChatGPT designated a very large online search engine under the DSA

The Commission has designated ChatGPT as a very large online search engine (VLOSE) and Reddit and Roblox as very large online platforms (VLOPs) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). All three services declared that they reach at least 45 million average monthly users in the Union, the threshold that triggers designation; ChatGPT is the first AI chatbot placed under the strictest DSA regime. From notification they have four months, i.e. until January 2027, to comply with the additional obligations. The DSA obligations stand alongside – not instead of – the obligations under the AI Act.