European Commission Designates ChatGPT as VLOSE, Reddit and Roblox as VLOPs Under DSA
Development
The European Commission has officially designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE) under the Digital Services Act (DSA). In the same regulatory decision, the Commission also designated Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs).
Why it matters
Classifying generative AI chat tools as search engines establishes a major regulatory precedent that extends European search governance directly into the operations of AI query retrieval and indexing systems.
Trend impact
- generative AI search classification
- DSA enforcement
- VLOSE regulatory oversight
Evidence
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eu-commission-digital--a3445c4aa5c2c432