Disinformation Websites and the Digital Services Act: A Limited Case Study from Czechia
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14220%2F25%3A00141621" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14220/25:00141621 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://jusletter-it.weblaw.ch/en/issues/2025/30-April-2025/disinformation-websi_8d8dfd2e0c.html" target="_blank" >https://jusletter-it.weblaw.ch/en/issues/2025/30-April-2025/disinformation-websi_8d8dfd2e0c.html</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.38023/e9552f47-56b2-483d-9102-476aa9e9e957" target="_blank" >10.38023/e9552f47-56b2-483d-9102-476aa9e9e957</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Disinformation Websites and the Digital Services Act: A Limited Case Study from Czechia
Original language description
Disinformation poses a growing threat to democratic society, the rule of law, and European values. In the Czech Republic, this challenge is highlighted by the prevalence of disinformation websites, exemplified by Parlamentnilisty.cz and similar. This article investigates the impact of the Digital Services Act (DSA) as a regulatory tool targeting disinformation sources in Czechia, assessing compliance with the DSA obligations. Despite these websites being subject to some DSA obligations, such as content moderation and transparency requirements, the study finds widespread non-compliance. Additionally, due to the limited nature of user-generated content on these sites, DSA obligations targeting online platforms generally do not apply. This analysis concludes that while the DSA aids in regulating spread of disinformation on major online platforms like YouTube and Facebook, it offers limited solutions for directly addressing disinformation sources.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50501 - Law
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Jusletter IT
ISSN
1664-848X
e-ISSN
1664-848X
Volume of the periodical
2025
Issue of the periodical within the volume
April
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
489-497
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105008407736