Asia
Taiwan
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.
Scored against the DSA
Each obligation the DSA imposes on very large platforms, and whether Taiwanโs 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.
Source โTransparency 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.
Source โResearcher 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
Systemic risk assessmentDSA Art. 34โ35
The Fraud Act requires a fraud-prevention plan, not a systemic/illegal-content/child-safety risk assessment.
Independent auditDSA Art. 37
No independent compliance-audit mandate.
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. 49โ52, 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 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.
Source โChild-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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