Henna Virkkunen

Today, we designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA.

These services indicated that they reach at least 45 million average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation.

ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox, will now be held to a higher standard of scrutiny and accountability in the EU, in line with their large impact on our citizens and society.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1772

Walking through Gamescom, you can really feel the importance and strength of Europe’s gaming industry.

Europe is at the forefront of this sector, with 199 million players and 8,700 game developer studios. But its impact goes much further.

Video games inspire innovation in other sectors, while also drawing on technologies and ideas developed elsewhere.

Happy to be at Gamescom in Cologne and meet the people shaping the future of this industry.

Almost every young person in Europe is online every day.

They all deserve to be safe online.

Too many still aren’t.

Today, together with Commissioner Glenn Micallef, we launch #NotOnOurFeed.

A campaign bringing together practical resources and tools to help children and young people stay safe online, and to show what we are doing across Europe with Safer Internet Centres to prevent cyberbullying, strengthen protection and make sure support is there when it is needed.

https://link.europa.eu/kkrMgK

Earlier this week we met again with Meta and TikTok to advance our cooperation on the Ceuta situation.

Both platforms have ramped up enforcement against human smuggling and disinformation.

And these actions are supported by a reinforced regional and global fact-checking network.

Together, we continue to monitor developments closely to assess what further actions are needed.

Today, we convened a meeting of the DSA Board dedicated to the situation in Ceuta.

Spanish authorities had the opportunity to update all Member States on the situation overall. It was also a chance for all Member States to exchange and take stock of the Commission’s ongoing engagement with platforms, actions taken, further possible actions, as well as latest developments.

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Happy 20th birthday, .eu!

Over the past 20 years, the .eu top-level domain has become a milestone for Europe’s digital identity.

Today, it counts over 3.8 million registrations, making it the ninth-largest country-code top-level domain worldwide.

🖱️https://link.europa.eu/gWKGvM

Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.

Joint statement by President von der Leyen and President Costa on Greenland: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_143

Independent journalism is the backbone of our societies; journalists are its defenders.

On World Press Freedom Day, we stand in solidarity with journalists and will continue to ensure they have what they need to fulfil their vital role in our democracies.

New toolbox, funding priorities, €347M investment: today we are strengthening submarine cable security.

We continue delivering on the commitments of the EU Action Plan on Cable Security and show that Europe can respond quickly to rising threats.

We have published a new Cable Security Toolbox with risk mitigation measures, alongside a list of Cable Projects of European Interest.

Europe has everything it needs to be secure & competitive in technology.

Today in Lille at the Incyber Forum, I had the chance to engage with industry leaders, innovators and startups on Europe’s cybersecurity priorities.

Today we introduced AGILE, our €115 million, 100% EU-funded pilot programme. Its mission is taking cutting-edge defence tech from the lab to the battlefield at record speed.

To stay ahead in modern warfare, Europe must innovate faster. Yet our SMEs & startups, face too many barriers and current programmes take too much time. It’s time to fix that.

How?
✔ 100% funding for roughly 20–30 projects
✔ Claim expenses retroactively
✔ 4-month turnaround
✔ Open to companies in the EU, EFTA and Ukraine

Two years in, the first review confirms it.

The Digital Markets Act remains fit for purpose, opening up digital markets, creating new opportunities for businesses and developers, and giving users more control and choice.

The review also highlighted further untapped potential for change, and we will continue to work to ensure its strong enforcement to open up more opportunities in the EU digital markets.

https://link.europa.eu/B88Pnp

#DMA

Keeping kids safe online is a top priority.

Today, the Commission has preliminarily found porn platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos in breach of the Digital Services Act for allowing minors to access adult content.

We’ve also launched investigation into Snapchat under doubts that the platform has failed to adequately protect minors from harmful content, grooming, and illegal products like drugs and vapes. We also suspect that they have failed to verify users age sufficiently.

EU–Morocco Digital Dialogue: launched.

A milestone in the long-standing EU–Morocco cooperation.

Delivering concrete benefits for businesses, start-ups and researchers, while strengthening links between EU AI Factories and Morocco’s AI innovation ecosystem.

€63.2M are available to support AI innovation in health & online safety.

We have launched 7 calls under the #DigitalEUProgramme to support work in AI, digital health, digital skills, and online safety.

The deadline for applications is 1 October 2026

https://link.europa.eu/hg6JVj

Did you know that since the 12th of October 2025 the EU is doing even more to keep its citizens safe? We are rolling out the Entry/Exit-System on every border crossing point.
In total 45 Million entries and exits of non-EU nationals were already registered.

Finland 🇫🇮 has registered 433 000 travelers and stopped 63 people without the right to enter.

When I took office I set out a clear ambition: to make Europe an AI continent.

One year on from the launch of the AI Continent Action Plan, key elements are already being delivered, from the rollout of 19 AI Factories, to the proposal of the AI Omnibus.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-artificial-intelligence-european-way-henna-virkkunen-0o2we