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Taiwan

32%DSA alignment

Taiwan has no general DSA-style platform statute in force (its DSA-clone was shelved in 2022); its only binding platform duties are the narrow advertiser-transparency and verification obligations under the 2024 Fraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act plus a PCYWRA child-safety harmful-content duty.

In forceFraud Crime Hazard Prevention Act (2024)ยท MODA
In forceProtection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights Act (PCYWRA) (2011)ยท MOHW / iWIN
ProposedDigital Intermediary Services Act (2022)ยท NCC

Scored against the DSA

Each obligation the DSA imposes on very large platforms, and whether Taiwanโ€™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

  • Public ad libraryDSA Art. 39

    No public repository, but the Fraud Act requires ad platforms to label ads, disclose advertiser/funder identity, verify identity and retain records: advertiser transparency without a library.

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  • Transparency reportsDSA Art. 15 / 24 / 42

    The Fraud Act mandates an annual report on ads removed, accounts suspended and response times, but scoped to fraud/advertising, not general moderation.

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  • No such obligation

    Researcher data accessDSA Art. 40

    No vetted-researcher data-access mandate (would have come via the shelved DISA).

  • Reach disclosureDSA Art. 24(2)

    MODA subsidiary regulations reportedly include monthly-active-Taiwan-user stats in the Fraud Act annual report, though sources dispute whether public publication is expressly required.

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Accountability

  • No such obligation

    Systemic risk assessmentDSA Art. 34โ€“35

    The Fraud Act requires a fraud-prevention plan, not a systemic/illegal-content/child-safety risk assessment.

  • No such obligation

    Independent auditDSA Art. 37

    No independent compliance-audit mandate.

  • No such obligation

    Algorithmic transparencyDSA Art. 27 / 38

    No binding recommender-transparency or non-profiling-feed mandate; the 2026 AI Basic Act is framework-only.

  • Regulator + penaltiesDSA Art. 49โ€“52, 74

    MODA can fine ad platforms under the Fraud Act up to about TWD 100M (first fine: Meta TWD 1M, May 2025), but confined to the anti-fraud ad regime.

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Child protection

  • No such obligation

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

    No ban on targeted advertising to minors.

  • Age assuranceBeyond the DSA

    PCYWRA plus the content-rating regime require age-gating of minors from harmful content; no general identity-based age verification for social media.

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  • Required

    Child-safety duty of careDSA Art. 28

    PCYWRA Art. 46 imposes a duty on internet platforms (via iWIN) to prevent circulation of and restrict minors' access to harmful content, fines up to NT$500,000.

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On the horizon

What's being debated

Digital Intermediary Services Act (DISA)

An explicit DSA clone with tiered obligations, transparency reports, risk assessments and a new regulator for very large online platforms.

Latest: NCC halted drafting in September 2022 after public backlash; no formal revival as of 2026, though it remains the reference template for future action. source โ†—

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