The Digital Services Act (“DSA”) provides harmonised rules to ensure a safe, predictable and trusted online environment when using intermediary services, including online platforms, hosting services and search engines. Examples of these rules include (1) additional transparency requirements regarding how online platforms moderate content, (2) citizens’ access to out-of-court settlements and (3) rules for the status of trusted flaggers and transparency obligations of trusted flaggers. The DSA also aims to prevent illegal content online and protect minors, as well as prevent the spread of disinformation. Providers of very large online platforms (“VLOPs”) and very large online search engines (“VLOSEs”) face additional scrutiny, such as the obligation to provide transparency on advertisements or publish their assessment of systemic risks.

The DSA is enforced by the national Digital Service Coordinators (“DSCs”) and, where they have been designated as competent authorities in their Member States, by other national authorities. For VLOPs and VLOSEs, DSA enforcement is carried out by the European Commission. As of 1 January 2023, the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) was appointed as the Digital Service Coordinator in Hungary, and no other competent authority has been designated. The President of the NMHH performs the duties and tasks of the DSC.

While the first group of designated VLOPs and VLOSEs was subjected to the DSA already in August 2023, the DSA has only been fully applied to all online intermediaries since 17 February 2024.

According to Article 55 of the DSA, every DSC must prepare and publish an annual report detailing its activities performed during the previous year. The report must include information on complaints received under Article 53, as well as details of the DSC’s other national and international activities.

The most important elements of the Hungarian report are as follows:

• In 2024, the NMHH received 12 complaints, all of which were regarding VLOPs, established outside of Hungary, therefore these complaints were forwarded to the DSC of establishment, in these cases the Irish DSC, Coimisiún na Meán (CnaM).
• In 2024, the NMHH certified one out-of-court dispute settlement body, the OPVT.
• In 2024, the NMHH awarded trusted flagger status to the Internet Hotline, which is part of the INHOPE network.
• The NMHH is committed to contribute to the empowerment of Hungarian users by sharing useful, practical advice on the onlineplatformok.hu website, which is operated by the NMHH.

This report will be shared with the European Commission and the European Board for Digital Services.