EDPB Consultation on DSA and GDPR Interplay Guidelines

Detected February 11th, 2026

Summary

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has opened a public consultation on its draft Guidelines 3/2025 concerning the interplay between the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The consultation period is open until October 31, 2025.

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What changed

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is seeking public comments on its draft Guidelines 3/2025, which aim to clarify the interaction and potential overlaps between the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The guidelines address how these two significant pieces of EU legislation should be applied concurrently, particularly concerning online platforms and digital services operating within the EU.

Interested parties, including technology companies and legal professionals, are invited to submit their comments by October 31, 2025. The EDPB will publish submitted comments on its website, subject to a review for unauthorized submissions and potential access requests under Regulation 1049/2001. This consultation is a crucial step in developing final guidance that will impact how digital services comply with both data protection and content moderation regulations.

What to do next

Review draft Guidelines 3/2025 on DSA and GDPR interplay.
Submit comments to the EDPB by October 31, 2025.

Source document (simplified)

Start Date: 12 September 2025 End Date: 31 October 2025 Public consultation reference: 3/2025 Public consultation closed Guidelines 3/2025 - Version 1.1 684.7KB Download file 1 Summary: GDPR and DSA, how they interact 267.7KB Download file 2
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EU Legislative proposal and strategy The European Data Protection Board welcomes comments on the *Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR.* Such comments should be sent *31st October 2025 at the latest using the provided form.*

Please note that, by submitting your comments, you acknowledge that your comments will be published on the EDPB website.

The EDPB Secretariat staff screens all replies provided before publication (only for the purpose of blocking unauthorised submissions, such as spam), after which the replies are made available to the public directly on the EDPB public consultations’ page. Unauthorised submissions are immediately deleted. The attached files are not altered in any way by the EDPB.

Please note that your contribution may be subject to a request for access to documents under Regulation 1049/2001 on public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents. In this case the request will be assessed against the conditions set out in the Regulation and in accordance with applicable data protection rules.

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