The EU is making every effort to institutionalize the fight against disinformation – with success. The Digital Services Act (DSA) came fully into force in February. Implementation in the national parliaments is underway and was recently adopted in Germany. The DSA obliges platforms to actively combat disinformation. This approach to platform regulation is appropriate, as social media has created a kind of second reality that must not remain a legal vacuum given the influence of extremist groups and authoritarian regimes.