# Statement of reasons 17(1) — DSA — provision context

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Part of **Statement of reasons** (DSA, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-17).

## Provision text

### 17(1)

Providers of hosting services shall provide a clear and specific statement of reasons to any affected recipients of the service for any of the following restrictions imposed on the ground that the information provided by the recipient of the service is illegal content or incompatible with their terms and conditions:

a) any restrictions of the visibility of specific items of information provided by the recipient of the service, including removal of content, disabling access to content, or demoting content;
b) suspension, termination or other restriction of monetary payments;
c) suspension or termination of the provision of the service in whole or in part;
d) suspension or termination of the recipient of the service's account.

## Topics on this provision

- **Notice and Action Mechanisms under DSA** — https://overview.legal/topics/notice-and-action-mechanisms-dsa
  This new topic is needed to specifically address the notice and action procedures that are central to DSA compliance, including how service providers must notif
- **Hosting Services under DSA** — https://overview.legal/topics/hosting-services-dsa
  While intermediary liability and DSA scope topics exist, there is no dedicated topic specifically for hosting services, their liability conditions, exemptions, 
- **Recipient** — https://overview.legal/topics/recipient
  A person or body to which personal data are disclosed (Art 4(9) GDPR).
- **DSA Terms and Conditions Requirements** — https://overview.legal/topics/dsa-terms-conditions-requirements
  This new topic is needed to specifically address the requirements for terms and conditions documents under the DSA, including transparency, accessibility, and m
- **DSA Scope and Digital Services Coverage** — https://overview.legal/topics/dsa-scope-digital-services
  The content is from the DSA (Digital Services Act), not the AI Act. A dedicated topic for DSA scope is needed to distinguish it from AI Act scope provisions and

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** (guidance) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175
- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** §39 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175
- **Guidelines 3/2025 on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR** §35 (guidance, EDPB) — https://overview.legal/posts/51175

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