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title: "Art. 7 DSA: Voluntary own-initiative investigations and legal compliance"
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source_note: "Source: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu"
text_as_of: "2022-10-27"
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Art. 7 DSA · Chapter II: LIABILITY OF PROVIDERS OF INTERMEDIARY SERVICES

# Article 7 DSA: Voluntary own-initiative investigations and legal compliance

Official Journal text of 27 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

Providers of intermediary services shall not be deemed ineligible for the exemptions from liability referred to in Articles 4, 5 and 6 solely because they, in good faith and in a diligent manner, carry out voluntary own-initiative investigations into, or take other measures aimed at detecting, identifying and removing, or disabling access to, illegal content, or take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements of Union law and national law in compliance with Union law, including the requirements set out in this Regulation.

## Source

Source: Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

[Article 7 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32022R2065#art_7)

Official Journal text of 27 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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