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  "id": 4623881,
  "title": "EU places ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under strictest digital safety rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eu-places-chatgpt-reddit-and-roblox-under-strictest-digital-safety",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-31T10:15:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/31/eu-places-chatgpt-reddit-and-roblox-under-strictest-digital-safety-rules"
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  "summary": "Brussels has classified ChatGPT as a search engine under the Digital Services Act, a first for an AI chatbot, and designated Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms. All three have four months to comply.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "EU places ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under its strictest platform rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eu-places-chatgpt-reddit-roblox-under-its-strictest-platform-rules",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:02:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU's \"very large platform\" rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chatgpt-reddit-roblox-to-adhere-to-eus-very-large-platform-rules",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:02:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Internet: EU nimmt ChatGPT, Reddit und Roblox an kürzere Leine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/internet-eu-nimmt-chatgpt-reddit-und-roblox-an-kurzere-leine",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:11:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The EU designates ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms after each hit 45M monthly users in the bloc, opening them up to more DSA scrutiny (Gian Volpicelli/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-eu-designates-chatgpt-reddit-and-roblox-as-very-large-online",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:40:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox to adhere to EU's \"very large platform\" rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chatgpt-reddit-roblox-to-adhere-to-eus-very-large-platform-rules-4629849",
        "published": "2026-08-31T10:56:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules as Reddit and Roblox added to ‘very large’ list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chatgpt-becomes-first-ai-chatbot-to-face-tougher-eu-rules-as-reddit",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:08:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "ChatGPT, Roblox, Reddit to face strictest EU DSA rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/chatgpt-roblox-reddit-to-face-strictest-eu-dsa-rules",
        "published": "2026-08-31T11:55:08.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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