# Union adopts the Digital Services Act

Date: 2022

Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of 19 October 2022 imposes due-diligence, transparency, and risk-assessment duties on online platforms. It was a 2019 political-guideline priority. [Vestager](/people/tech-margrethe-vestager) and [Breton](/people/thierry-breton) ran the file. Adoption is co-legislative.

## People

- Ursula von der Leyen: https://factrail.ai/people/ursula-von-der-leyen
- Thierry Breton: https://factrail.ai/people/thierry-breton
- Margrethe Vestager: https://factrail.ai/people/margrethe-vestager
- Roberta Metsola: https://factrail.ai/people/roberta-metsola

## Drivers

- Digital-Rights and Platform-Power Regulation: https://factrail.ai/drivers/tech-digital-rights-regulation

## Sources

- https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital-services-act-package
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-digital-services-act-2022