🇪🇺The European Commission designated ChatGPT a very large online search engine, triggering stricter Digital Services Act requirements.

The European Commission designated ChatGPT as a “very large online search engine” under the European Union’s Digital Services Act. The designation places the service under the law’s stricter regulatory requirements.

In the same announcement, the Commission designated Reddit and Roblox as “very large online platforms.” All three services are U.S.-based, but ChatGPT’s classification differs because it was designated as a search engine rather than an online platform.

The supplied sources do not enumerate the individual compliance measures, deadlines, user thresholds, or potential penalties attached to ChatGPT’s designation. They establish the classification and the resulting application of stricter Digital Services Act oversight.