Online safety in Slovakia: the EU Digital Services Act (2026)

Yes. As an EU member, Slovakia is covered by the EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065), which applies directly.

Notice-and-action mechanisms for illegal content, transparency reporting, clear terms of service, and measures to protect minors.

The national Digital Services Coordinator, with the European Commission supervising very large online platforms and search engines.

Up to 6% of a provider's global annual turnover for serious breaches.

The EU Digital Services Act (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065) became fully applicable across Slovakia and all EU member states on 17 February 2024, imposing due-diligence, transparency, and systemic-risk obligations on online intermediaries and very large online platforms without need for further national transposition.

The National Council of the Slovak Republic adopted Act No. 203/2024 Coll. on 24 July 2024 (in force 28 June 2025), amending the Media Services Act to designate the Council for Media Services (RpMS) as Slovakia's Digital Services Coordinator and expand its regulatory remit beyond broadcasting to cover all intermediary services, online platforms, and internet search engines.

The European Commission issued a formal notice to Slovakia for failure to designate and fully empower a Digital Services Coordinator by the required deadline. Following adoption of Act No. 203/2024 and its entry into force on 28 June 2025, the Commission's concerns were addressed and the infringement proceedings closed.

Act No. 264/2022 on Media Services (implementing the AVMSD) already requires video-sharing platforms to take appropriate measures against content inciting violence, terrorism, or hatred, and content harmful to minors, including user reporting tools, complaint mechanisms, parental controls, and age verification systems.

RpMS may request information, conduct on-site inspections, and impose administrative sanctions; fines for serious breaches can reach 6% of a provider's global annual turnover under the amended Media Services Act, aligned with DSA maximum penalty levels.

Age verification and minors protection obligations derive from two overlapping layers: the AVMSD-implementing Media Services Act 264/2022 (binding video-sharing platforms to restrict access to harmful content for minors) and DSA Articles 28-30 (prohibiting profiling-based targeting of minors by large platforms and requiring risk-mitigation measures). Slovakia participates in the EU-level framework but has not enacted additional standalone national age-verification legislation beyond these instruments.