Consultation concerning the Commission guidelines on the implementation of the declaration functionality for media service providers

Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 (European Media Freedom Act) introduced a set of safeguards related to the moderation of media service providers’ content by providers of very large online platforms, when such moderation is based on the relevant terms and conditions. The safeguards apply to those media service providers that fulfil a number of conditions that they need to declare. To this end, Article 18(1) of EMFA requires providers of very large online platforms to put in place a functionality allowing the recipients of their services to provide such declaration.

Targeted group

The consultation was targeted at stakeholders expected to be involved in the implementation of the functionality, such as very large online platforms and their representative associations, media service providers and their representative associations, civil society organisations with expertise and knowledge in the field of media freedom and media pluralism, regulatory authorities and co- or self-regulatory mechanisms in the field of media services.

The targeted consultation closed on 23 July 2025. Below, you can find all the replies to this consulation and a factual summary.