Brief overview of topics discussed during the DSA Chamber meeting on March 26, 2026
A meeting of the DSA Chamber (in Dutch: DSA Kamer) was held on the 26th of March. The DSA Chamber is a collaboration platform between several Dutch authorities. Discussions were held on current developments in relation to the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA). In this context, the issues concerning ‘nudify tools’ (the creation and distribution of nude images of individuals without their consent) were also discussed.
Timely information exchanges and the Dutch municipal elections
During the meeting, the potential areas of overlap in the activities of the authorities were discussed. The authorities underlined the importance of exchanging information in a structured and timely manner in order to realize coherent and effective oversight in the digital domain. ACM provided an update on how it fulfills its role as Digital Services Coordinator (DSC) during the election campaign for the Dutch municipal elections on March 18 (in Dutch). Online platforms are responsible for a safe and trusted online environment. This is extra important during election campaigns. Platforms must handle reports about illegal content in a timely manner and with care, and they cannot block or remove accounts or content without a clear and specific statement of reasons.
Problems with nudify tools
The members of the DSA Chamber discussed various options for collaboration in tackling the problems with nudify tools. Nudify tools are apps and websites with which individuals in pictures can be digitally ‘undressed’. The generated images are often used for blackmailing or extorting individuals, or for forcing them to send explicit pictures of themselves. Apart from the serious psychological damage caused to victims, the use of nudify tools raises legal and ethical questions, for example regarding privacy. In part because of the rapid evolution of AI technologies, the social and legal debate about the admissibility of nudify tools is growing. The authorities discussed what steps are the most effective to tackle this problem collectively. They welcome a European ban on ‘AI nudify apps and websites’. The regulators with a possible role in addressing this problem (the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, the Netherlands Authority for the Prevention of Online Terrorist Content and Child Pornography (ATKM), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), and the Dutch Media Authority (CvdM)), as well as the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM) and the Dutch Police also discussed that, pending a ban, they will use the options currently available to them to limit as much as possible the damage caused by nudify tools. See also: Dutch regulators, the Dutch Police, and the Dutch Public Prosecution Service welcome a European ban on ‘AI nudify apps and websites’.
The DSA Chamber
The DSA Chamber is a collaboration platform between twelve authorities in the context of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The purpose of the DSA Chamber is to share knowledge and experiences regarding oversight and enforcement. Collaboration is necessary to ensure that oversight over the digital sector takes place effectively and efficiently. As the Digital Services Coordinator (DSC), ACM chairs the DSA Chamber.
In addition to ACM, the DSA Chamber consists of the following eleven members: the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), the Netherlands Authority for the Prevention of Online Terrorist Content and Child Pornography (ATKM), the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP), the Dutch Media Authority (CvdM), the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate (IGJ), the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT), the Netherlands Gambling Authority (Ksa), the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (OM), the Dutch Police, and the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI).