Additionally, companies will have to undergo audits and provide all information to regulatory bodies. With these new additions, the strictest level of the DSA now applies to 28 platforms and search engines
Fines and economic extortion
The regulatory scheme has already resulted in fines of around 870 million euros, including a penalty of 550 million euros against AliExpress in July, another of 200 million against Temu in May, and a fine of 120 million against X in December 2025
The regime also includes sanctions that can reach up to 6% of a company's global annual revenue. For tech companies with growing revenues, the economic threat of failing to comply with European provisions can be considerable
Brussels' regulatory offensive also creates tension with the United States. Washington has questioned the European regulatory campaign, and the administration of Donald Trump labeled the DMA fines against Apple and Meta as a "new form of economic extortion", in addition to threatening retaliation against countries that implement sanctions targeting U.S. tech companies
With the inclusion of ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox, the European Union once again expands the scope of its digital oversight and control system, in a new regulatory advance against digital platforms and users
