“The Code will serve as a crucial benchmark for assessing DSA compliance and ensuring the accountability of tech platforms to a significant extent,” Stanislav Matejka, Vice-Chair of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA), told Tech Policy Press. Expressing disappointment over many of the biggest online platforms deciding not to commit to the fact-checking chapter within the Code, the EFCN regarded its conversion into DSA as “a strong signal that the EU is committed to enforcing its laws despite threats and pressures from abroad, but the actual enforcement is key to evaluating if the Code’s objectives are met.” “A new “co-regulatory” mechanism is introduced — first the Code of Practice, then the “strengthened” Code of Practice, now the Code of Conduct — followed by risk…