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Egypt

0%DSA alignment

Regulation is content-control: the Supreme Council for Media Regulation can supervise and block social accounts with 5,000+ followers and licenses digital platforms, with no DSA-style transparency or accountability obligations.

In forceLaw No. 180 of 2018 (Press & Media Regulation) (2018)· Supreme Council for Media Regulation
In forcePersonal Data Protection Law No. 151 of 2020 (2020)· Personal Data Protection Center

Scored against the DSA

Each obligation the DSA imposes on very large platforms, and whether Egypt’s law requires the same. Cells cover DSA-style, user-protective transparency and accountability only.

  • Required by law
  • Partial / emerging
  • No such obligation
  • Undetermined

Transparency

  • No such obligation

    Public ad libraryDSA Art. 39

    No ad-library mandate.

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  • No such obligation

    Transparency reportsDSA Art. 15 / 24 / 42

    No content-moderation transparency-report mandate.

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  • No such obligation

    Researcher data accessDSA Art. 40

    No researcher-access right.

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  • No such obligation

    Reach disclosureDSA Art. 24(2)

    Accounts with 5,000+ followers fall under media-council supervision, not a public reach-disclosure duty.

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Accountability

  • No such obligation

    Systemic risk assessmentDSA Art. 34–35

    No systemic or child-safety risk-assessment duty.

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  • No such obligation

    Independent auditDSA Art. 37

    No independent audit mandate.

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  • No such obligation

    Algorithmic transparencyDSA Art. 27 / 38

    No recommender-transparency or non-profiling-feed mandate.

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  • No such obligation

    Regulator + penaltiesDSA Art. 49–52, 74

    Media-council blocking/fines and Data Protection Center penalties target content-control and data protection, not user-protective governance.

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Child protection

  • No such obligation

    No profiling ads to minorsDSA Art. 26(3) / 28

    PDPL 151/2020 conditions marketing on consent generally; no minor-specific targeted-ad ban.

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  • No such obligation

    Age assuranceBeyond the DSA

    No age-assurance mandate for social media.

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  • No such obligation

    Child-safety duty of careDSA Art. 28

    PDPL requires guardian consent for children's data; no platform child-safety duty of care.

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