Karolina Iwańska

Towards Meaningful Fundamental Rights Impact Assessments under the DSA

The paper argues DSA Article 34(1)(b) fundamental rights impact assessments (FRIAs) risk becoming ‘tick-box’ exercises without harmonized minimum standards. It sets six benchmarks papers must meet — governance grounded in the EU Charter, full scope, sufficient methodological detail, public transparency, a harmonized-but-flexible structure, and regular external stakeholder consultation — plus separate benchmarks for algorithmic content-moderation risks.