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DSA: Commission provides toolbox for elections

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Published: February 24th, 2025,
Last updated: March 8th, 2025

Briefwahlunterlagen werden in eine Wahlurne im Bürgerbüro der Stadt Wernigerode eingeworfen. Im Bundestagswahlkreis 68 - Harz sind rund 205 000 Bürger wahlberechtigt und können mitentscheiden, welche Parteien und Politiker in den nächsten vier Jahren ihre Interessen im Bundesparlament vertreten.
Bundestag election 2025: The Commission has incorporated its experience into the new toolbox for the protection of elections.

The Bundestag elections, like other elections in the EU before them, have shown how vulnerable the democratic debate space has become. Attackers are trying to influence the discourse, spread fake news and influence algorithms in their favor. The Commission has now published a toolkit explaining how the election guidelines of the Digital Services Act (DSA) can be applied during electoral processes. The toolkit is aimed at national supervisory authorities, the Digital Services Coordinators, and offers advice and guidance on how to implement the guidelines in practice.

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