On April 10, a report from Germany'sdels "Hanblatt" indicated that sources within the European Commission had disclosed plans to place OpenAI and its chatbot, ChatGPT, under the purview of the Digital Services Act. They would be classified as 'very large online search engines' and thus be subject to more rigorous oversight. According to the stipulations of the act, any platform boasting over 45 million monthly active users qualifies for this classification, and ChatGPT's monthly active user count in the EU comfortably exceeds this benchmark. The European Commission is presently scrutinizing user data and anticipates reaching a conclusive decision in the first quarter of 2026.
