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Der Monitor prüft einzelne Anbieterangaben nicht unabhängig und leitet daraus weder Richtigkeit noch DSA-Konformität ab.", "en": "The European Commission publishes information submitted by platform providers to the DSA Transparency Database. This monitor does not independently verify individual provider submissions or infer accuracy or DSA compliance from them." } }, { "id": "counting-unit", "label": { "de": "Zähleinheit", "en": "Counting unit" }, "description": { "de": "Gezählt werden veröffentlichte Begründungsdatensätze, nicht unabhängig deduplizierte Inhalte, Konten, Personen oder Durchsetzungsmaßnahmen. Ein Datensatz kann mehrere Restriktionsfelder enthalten.", "en": "Counts represent published Statement-of-Reasons records, not independently deduplicated content items, accounts, people or enforcement actions. One record may contain several restriction fields." } }, { "id": "record-time", "label": { "de": "Zeitbezug", "en": "Time reference" }, "description": { "de": "Monatswerte folgen created_at, also dem Erstellungszeitpunkt des Datenbankeintrags. Das ist nicht zwingend der Zeitpunkt von Erkennung, Entscheidung, Beschränkung, Beschwerde oder Aufhebung.", "en": "Monthly values follow created_at, the database-record creation time. This is not necessarily when detection, decision, restriction, appeal or reversal occurred." } }, { "id": "experimental-aggregate", "label": { "de": "Experimentelle Aggregatquelle", "en": "Experimental aggregate source" }, "description": { "de": "Die Kommission bezeichnet die vereinfachte Aggregatbereitstellung als experimentell und garantiert nicht, dass sie jederzeit mit den Rohdaten auf dem neuesten Stand ist.", "en": "The Commission describes the simplified aggregate provision as experimental and does not guarantee that it is always caught up with the raw data." }, "sourceUrl": "https://dsa.pages.code.europa.eu/transparency-database/dsa-tdb/data_sources.html" }, { "id": "partial-first-month", "label": { "de": "Unvollständiger erster Monat", "en": "Partial first month" }, "description": { "de": "Der erste Quellmonat umfasst nur den 25. bis 30. 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Platform coverage is therefore not constant across this date." }, "sourceUrl": "https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/digital-services-act-commission-launches-transparency-database" }, { "id": "google-shopping-ads-scope-2024", "kind": "provider-scope", "date": "2024-06-28", "period": "2024-07", "platforms": [ "Google Shopping" ], "showInAggregate": true, "label": { "de": "Google Shopping · Meldeumfang geändert", "en": "Google Shopping · reporting scope changed" }, "description": { "de": "Google Shopping stellte ab 28. Juni 2024 bestimmte Meldungen zu personalisierten Anzeigen ein. Das verändert den Umfang seiner veröffentlichten Begründungen und kann auch aggregierte Reihen beeinflussen.", "en": "From 28 June 2024, Google Shopping stopped submitting certain notifications concerning personalised-ad eligibility. This changes the scope of its published statements and can also affect aggregate series." }, "sourceUrl": "https://transparency.dsa.ec.europa.eu/page/announcements?lang=en" }, { "id": "google-shopping-grounds-scope-2025", "kind": "provider-scope", "date": "2025-05-30", "period": "2025-06", "platforms": [ "Google Shopping" ], "showInAggregate": true, "label": { "de": "Google Shopping · Meldeumfang erneut geändert", "en": "Google Shopping · reporting scope changed again" }, "description": { "de": "Google Shopping stellte ab 30. Mai 2025 weitere Meldungen zu zusätzlichen Gründen ein. Das verändert den Umfang seiner veröffentlichten Begründungen und kann auch aggregierte Reihen beeinflussen.", "en": "From 30 May 2025, Google Shopping stopped submitting further notifications concerning additional grounds. This changes the scope of its published statements and can also affect aggregate series." }, "sourceUrl": "https://transparency.dsa.ec.europa.eu/page/announcements?lang=en" }, { "id": "dsa-schema-v2-2025", "kind": "schema", "date": "2025-07-01", "period": "2025-07", "label": { "de": "Umstellung des Quellschemas (v2)", "en": "Source schema transition (v2)" }, "description": { "de": "Mit Schema v2 wurden insbesondere Kategorien und Schlagwörter überarbeitet und die optionale content_id eingeführt. Die offizielle Zuordnung weist für automated_detection und automated_decision keine Änderung aus. Der Marker kennzeichnet eine Quellen- und Taxonomieänderung, keinen dokumentierten Definitionswechsel der Automatisierungsfelder; Kategorievergleiche über diesen Zeitpunkt hinweg sind eingeschränkt.", "en": "Schema v2 primarily revised categories and keywords and introduced the optional content_id. The official correspondence table shows no change to automated_detection or automated_decision. This marker denotes a source and taxonomy transition, not a documented change to the automation-field definitions; category comparisons across the date are limited." }, "sourceUrl": "https://transparency.dsa.ec.europa.eu/page/migration-to-api-v-two" }, { "id": "google-play-detection-correction-2026", "kind": "provider-correction", "date": "2026-05-29", "period": "2026-05", "platforms": [ "Google Play" ], "showInAggregate": true, "label": { "de": "Google Play · Erkennungsangabe korrigiert", "en": "Google Play · detection flag corrected" }, "description": { "de": "Bei einem Teil der Google-Play-Datensätze von September 2023 bis Mai 2026 waren Angaben zu automatisierter beziehungsweise manueller Erkennung vertauscht. Google behob das Problem am 29. Mai 2026; die Kommission veröffentlichte den Hinweis am 8. Juni 2026. Betroffene historische Werte sind entsprechend vorsichtig zu lesen.", "en": "For a portion of Google Play records from September 2023 to May 2026, the automated-versus-manual detection flag was inverted. Google remedied the issue on 29 May 2026; the Commission published the notice on 8 June 2026. 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