Table.Briefings Table.Briefings Jubiläums Logo
Your contact for new licenses
Europe.Table
Nicole Marz-Lauterbach
+49 157 926 048 70 nicole.marz-lauterbach@table.media
Try for free Request offer Order now
Login
ENG DE
Europe.Table News Digital Services Act

Trusted Flagger: Platforms show significant shortcomings according to VZBV

In 2025, in its role as Trusted Flagger under the DSA, the Federation of German Consumer Organizations (VZBV) reported 60 suspected illegal content items. Many platforms were slow to respond, rejected the reports, or did not provide any feedback. The association is calling for clear standards and stronger oversight.

Corinna Visser
06. March 2026
Interior view image through the glass of the Pick and Smile parcel locker shop showing numerous wrapped parcels and cardboard boxes stored for customer pickup at Les Quatre Temps shopping center in Puteaux in France on December 23, 2025. The window displays multiple delivery company logos emphasizing the growth of parcel services linked to online shopping.
Online shopping: The VZBV found a number of unsafe products online. (picture alliance / Hans Lucas | Eric Beracassat)

Sign up now and continue reading immediately

No credit card details required. No automatic renewal.

Sie haben bereits das Table.Briefing Abonnement?

Anmelden und weiterlesen

Last updated: 06. March 2026

Digital Services Act Digitization Consumer protection Platforms