MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Use of the Digital Services Act to suppress political opinions ahead of the European elections – E-002633/2025

Question for written answer  E-002633/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Markus Buchheit (ESN)

In the run-up to the 2024 European elections, the Commission intensified the enforcement of the Digital Services Act[1] (DSA), calling on online platforms to combat so-called ‘disinformation’. However, several reports and testimonies indicate that this framework is being used disproportionately to target conservative, right-wing or Eurosceptic voices. In this context, the line between moderating harmful content and censoring political opposition becomes dangerously thin.

Has the Commission monitored or evaluated the ideological bias in the application of the DSA on major platforms such as X or Facebook?

Submitted: 30.6.2025

• [1] Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj.