EU Classifies ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine Under DSA

The European Commission designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act on 31 August 2026, alongside Google and Microsoft. The move applies DSA obligations — algorithmic transparency, ad-targeting limits, risk mitigation — designed for traditional search engines to a conversational AI model. Compliance is due by December 2026. How these rules map to generative AI remains unsettled.