A Toolbox with Many Instruments: Exploring Due Diligence Tools in Art. 44-48 DSA – C. Vander Maelen

PLAMADISO Talk by Carl Vander Maelen (European Commission – DG CONNECT) – 18 June 2026 || Organized by the Research Group "Digital Economy, Internet Ecosystem & Internet Policy" @Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society Title "A Toolbox with Many Instruments: Exploring Due Diligence Tools in Articles 44-48 DSA" Abstract The Digital Services Act (DSA) is the EU's landmark legislation regarding platform policy. It obliges intermediary services to show responsible and diligent behaviour to ensure a safe, predictable and trustworthy online environment. While certain elements of the DSA are quite well-known (such as the obligation to have notice-and-action mechanisms in place; or the system of designating Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines) its suite of other provisions concerning due diligence obligations found in Articles 44-48 DSA have been less explored in popular discourse. This talk introduces standards, codes of conduct and crisis protocols to shed some light on their practical implementation and their place in the overall DSA ecosystem. Short Bio Carl Vander Maelen is a Legal Officer at the European Commission – Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) where he works on the Digital Services Act. He obtained his PhD in Law at Ghent University (Belgium) and published his academic work in a wide variety of scientific journals. He is the recipient of several awards, such as the 'Emerging Scholar Award' of the Pacific Telecommunications Council and the 'BILETA Prize' at the British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association conference. More about Carl Vander Maelen Google Scholar Page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?... Stay tuned for future events: https://plamadiso.weizenbaum-institut.de Follow us on LinkedIn:   / plamadiso   Find all PLAMADISO Talks in our playlist:    • Plamadiso Talks   The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society: https://weizenbaum-institut.de/