Written question – Evaluation of Community Notes as a decentralised mitigation measure under the DSA – follow up to E-000853/2025 – E-002238/2025

Question for written answer  E-002238/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Christine Anderson (ESN)

In its response to question E-000853/2025[1], the Commission acknowledged that both centralised fact-checking and decentralised initiatives such as Community Notes are evaluated under the same standards of reasonableness, proportionality, effectiveness and respect for fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, as stipulated by the Digital Services Act[2] (DSA).

• 1.Can the Commission provide comparative data on the average response times of EU-supported centralised fact-checking entities versus decentralised systems like Community Notes in addressing misinformation?
• 2.Has it assessed the cost-effectiveness of decentralised approaches like Community Notes compared to traditional, EU-funded fact-checking mechanisms?
• 3.Can it clarify how it ensures that the evaluation of such decentralised initiatives adequately accounts for their scalability, responsiveness and potential to enhance democratic discourse without infringing on freedom of expression?

Submitted: 4.6.2025

• [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2025-000853_EN.html.
• [2] Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act), OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1., ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2065/oj.