By today at midnight, Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat, designated as Very Large Online Platforms in December 2023, must have published their first transparency reports. These reports provide unique insights into the content moderation practices of these online platforms.
The transparency reports include information concerning content moderation on the platforms' services, detailing the number of notices they receive from users, the number of pieces of content taken down on the platform's own initiative, the number of orders they receive from national judicial or administrative authorities, and the accuracy and rate of error of their automated content moderation systems. The reports must also include information on content moderation teams, including their qualifications and linguistic expertise.
The transparency reports are a core obligation under the DSA, which aims to ensure transparency and accountability over content moderation online – for the benefit of citizens, researchers, and regulators. The reports must be published by very large online platforms and search engines every six months and are complemented by a Commission database on statements of reasons, as well as additional transparency requirements for designated services, such as data access for researchers.
The Commission is also in the process of adopting an implementing act to harmonize reporting periods and to lay down templates on the form, content, and other details of the transparency reports, to ensure comparability and ease of use for all stakeholders.
Please find an overview of all already published transparency reports on our DSA transparency webpage.