ChatGPT now faces stricter EU oversight as a very large search engine

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ChatGPT now faces stricter EU oversight as a very large search engine

The Decoder · Aug 31, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

The EU Commission is classifying ChatGPT as a very large search engine under the Digital Services Act for the first time, with at least 45 million monthly EU users. By the end of 2026, OpenAI has to deliver risk assessments, transparency reports, and an ad archive, among other things.…

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