Tech Brew Ride Home · Thursday, July 30, 2026
OpenAI's ChatGPT and the gaming company Roblox are set to face stricter scrutiny and monitoring under the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) after surpassing 45 million monthly users in the bloc. These platforms will be designated as very large search engines or online platforms, requiring them to enhance content moderation and risk mitigation.
“OpenAI's ChatGPT and gaming company Roblox will be subject to stricter scrutiny and monitoring requirements under the European Union's content moderation rules after surpassing a threshold of 45 million monthly users in the bloc.”
“The EU's executive arm will designate ChatGPT's search function as a very large search engine and Roblox as a very large online platform in line with the Digital Services Act, a person familiar with the matter said.”
“The DSA requires large online platforms and search engines to clamp down on illegal and harmful content on their platforms.”