DSA Compliance
Meet your regulatory obligations with an open-source moderation platform.
The DSA is here. Are you ready?
The EU Digital Services Act (DSA) came into full effect in 2024. It requires all platforms operating in the EU to detect, report, and remove illegal content. Fines can reach 6% of global annual turnover.
The UK Online Safety Bill imposes similar obligations. Platforms must prove they moderate — or face existential penalties.
Warning: Manual moderation teams cannot scale to meet DSA requirements. Automated moderation with full audit trails is the only viable path for platforms of any size.
Complete Audit Trail
Every moderation action is logged: which content, which provider, what scores, what decision. Exportable for DSA transparency reports.
Data Sovereignty
Self-host on your infrastructure. All data stays within your control. No third-party data processing. Essential for GDPR compliance.
Multi-Language Coverage
Moderate content in any language. Combine providers for optimal coverage across EU languages. Route French to Mistral, German to OpenAI, etc.
How OpenModeration helps with DSA compliance
Article 14 — Notice and Action
Automated content flagging with clear audit trail. Users can be notified when their content is moderated.
Article 15 — Transparency Reporting
Exportable analytics: total items moderated, actions taken, provider accuracy. Ready for DSA transparency reports.
Article 16 — Illegal Content
17 standardized categories include illicit, hate, harassment, and minors protection. Configurable thresholds per category.
Article 21 — Complaint System
Review queue enables human moderation of edge cases. Every decision is logged for audit purposes.
Article 23 — Risk Assessment
Usage analytics and provider comparison data help assess moderation effectiveness and identify gaps in coverage.
Data Retention
Configurable data retention policies. Choose how long to keep input text and logs. Encrypted storage for sensitive content.
Open source = DSA proof
Proprietary moderation platforms are black boxes. How can you prove to regulators that your moderation system works if you can't inspect the code?
OpenModeration is fully open source (AGPL v3). Every line of moderation logic is auditable. Every decision can be traced. Your compliance team can verify exactly how content is moderated.
DSA-relevant data export
{
"period": {
"from": "2026-01-01",
"to": "2026-06-30"
},
"total_requests": 145230,
"total_flagged": 12450,
"by_category": [{
"category": "hate",
"count": 4200,
"avg_score": 0.72
}]
}Ready to simplify your moderation stack?
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