Guidance on Mitigation of Risks for Electoral Processes

Annex I to the Communication to the Commission on the Approval of the content of a draft Communication from the Commission on Guidelines for providers of Very Large Online Platforms and Very Large Online Search Engines on the mitigation of systemic risks for electoral processes pursuant to the Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065)

This document contains guidance for VLOPs and VLOSEs to support their compliance with their obligation to mitigate specific risks linked to electoral processes.The measures outlined in the guidance cover reinforcing internal processes; risk mitigation measures for electoral processes; mitigations measures linked to generative AI; cooperation with EU and national authorities, independent experts and civil society organisations; the process of putting into place risk mitigation measures during and after an electoral event; and specific guidance for elections to the European Parliament.