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

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.