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BREAKING: The EU has designated ChatGPT with designation under a "very large online search engine."

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As a result, they will now have to comply with additional obligations such as taking steps to ensure their systems can’t be misused to spread illegal content, influence elections or harm users.

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-08-31 15:18 · r/OpenAI
    The EU just classified Reddit and ChatGPT as “very large” services under the Digital Services Act
  2. 2026-08-31 13:38 · r/OpenAI
    EU designates ChatGPT a Very Large Search Engine under DSA
  3. 2026-08-31 13:04 · r/ChatGPTPro
    BREAKING: The EU has designated ChatGPT with designation under a "very large online search engine."

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