# Recommender system transparency — DSA — context bundle

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## Provision

### Recommender system transparency — Recommender system transparency

*DSA, dsa-art-27-en — https://overview.legal/laws/dsa/art-27*

1. Providers of online platforms that use recommender systems shall set out in their terms and conditions, in plain and intelligible language, the main parameters used in their recommender systems, as well as any options for the recipients of the service to modify or influence those main parameters.

2. The main parameters referred to in paragraph 1 shall explain why certain information is suggested to the recipient of the service. They shall include, at least:
   a) the criteria which are most significant in determining the information suggested to the recipient of the service;
   b) the reasons for the relative importance of those parameters.

3. Where several options are available pursuant to paragraph 1 for recommender systems that determine the relative order of information presented to recipients of the service, providers of online platforms shall also make available a functionality that allows the recipient of the service to select and to modify at any time their preferred option. That functionality shall be directly and easily accessible from the specific section of the online platform’s online interface where the information is being prioritised.

## Guidance

### Opinion 13/2026 on the draft decision of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (FI SA) regarding the approval of the requirement for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43(3) GDPR

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125674*

Opinion 13 /2026 on the draft decision of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (FI SA) regarding the approval of the requirement for accreditation of a certification body pursuant to Article 43(3) GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board has adopted the following statement: Having regard to Article 43(3), 63, Article 64 (1)(c) and Article 64(3) - (8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016…

### Opinion 15/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125681*

Opinion 15 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal to be used as tool for transfers pursuant to Articles 42 and 46 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64(2), Article 42 and Article 46 of the Regulation 2016/679/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to…

### Opinion 14/2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125682*

Opinion 14 / 2026 on the Europrivacy certification criteria regarding their approval by the Board as European Data Protection Seal pursuant to Article 42.5 GDPR Adopted on 15 April 2026 1 | Adopted 2 | Adopted The European Data Protection Board Having regard to Article 63, Article 64 (2) and Article 42 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free…

### Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125684*

Report on stakeholder event on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements 27 March 2026 1. Background The EDPB organised an online stakeholder event on 27 March 2026 to collect stakeholders’ input on processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements. The objective was to engage with stakeholders at an early stage of drafting the EDPB Guidelines on the processing of personal data to target or deliver political advertisements (Chapter III of…

### EDPB-werkprogramma: vier pijlers met plannen voor richtsnoeren over AI, anonimisering en

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/53737*

Het werkprogramma is opgebouwd rond vier pijlers: Pijler I: richt zich op harmonisatie en compliance: praktische guidance, templates (voor o.a. DPIA's, dataleknotificaties, privacy notices) en specifieke ondersteuning voor het mkb. Pijler II: draait om handhaving en samenwerking tussen toezichtho...

## Related topics

- **Transparency** — https://overview.legal/topics/transparantie
  ## Legal Framework

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