EU’s Big Tech Disinformation Law Comes Into Force

The European Union’s Digital Services Act requires online platforms such as Google and Meta to combat disinformation and demonstrate compliance.

In this photo illustration, a person holds a phone in New York City on June 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The European Union’s code of practice on disinformation, which was integrated into the Digital Services Act (DSA) earlier this year, became enforceable under EU law on July 1. The DSA is the bloc’s sweeping law on digital services.

In February, the EU formally endorsed the integration of the voluntary 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation into the DSA, upgrading it from a voluntary guideline to a mandatory code of conduct.