REDEFINING THE EU APPROACH TO REGULATING DIGITAL AND MEDIA SERVICES
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2025-12-15
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Plovdiv University Press
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The persistent, rapid pace of development of new technologies and the increasing use of digital services in people’s everyday life have placed the law in a constantly reactive position. In recent years, in the search for a balance between managing digital space and protecting the right to freedom of expression, the European Union has undertaken a series of ambitious new legislative reforms. Their main goal is to ensure an adequate informational environment in the digital age – one that fosters technological innovation and, by extension, economic growth, while simultaneously upholding the public interest and the fundamental rights of European citizens. This report advances the central hypothesis that the European Union is introducing a more centralized approach to the regulation of both digital and media services, with the dual aims of harmonising the internal market and mitigating legal fragmentation across Member States. The analysis focuses on the Digital Services Act and the European Media Freedom Act, seeking to elucidate the EU’s regulatory approach in these do-mains. The report highlights critical parallels between the two legislative instruments, particularly regarding their implementation mechanisms, including the establishment of new supranational regulatory bodies. Furthermore, it examines the opportunities and challenges arising from this regulatory paradigm, with particular emphasis on its implications for foundational EU principles, such as subsidiarity.
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DSA, EMFA, regulation, digital services, media services, EU