It asked the Jeff Bezos-founded giant to provide more information about the measures taken by the platform to comply with DSA obligations related to the transparency of recommender systems and their parameters, as well as about provisions for an ad repository and its maintenance. Asked to provide more information. Risk assessment report.
Specifically, the tech giant has been asked to provide detailed information regarding compliance with the provisions of “transparency of recommended systems, input factors, features, signals, information and metadata applicable to such systems and the way users can opt out of it.” With respect to the options given." "Creating profiles for recommender systems".
The company is also to provide more information on the design, development, deployment, testing and maintenance of the online interface of the Amazon Store's ad library and supporting documents regarding its risk assessment report.
"Amazon must provide the requested information by July 26, 2024. Based on the assessment of the responses, the Commission will assess the next steps. This may lead to the formal initiation of proceedings in accordance with Article 66 of the DSA," the Commission said. Further, it mentions that it can impose penalties for false, incomplete or misleading information in response to the RFI under Section 74(2) of the DSA.
In case of non-response, the Commission may issue a formal request by decision. "In this case, failure to respond by the deadline may result in imposition of periodic penalty," it added.
Specifically, the tech giant has been asked to provide detailed information regarding compliance with the provisions of “transparency of recommended systems, input factors, features, signals, information and metadata applicable to such systems and the way users can opt out of it.” With respect to the options given." "Creating profiles for recommender systems".
The company is also to provide more information on the design, development, deployment, testing and maintenance of the online interface of the Amazon Store's ad library and supporting documents regarding its risk assessment report.
"Amazon must provide the requested information by July 26, 2024. Based on the assessment of the responses, the Commission will assess the next steps. This may lead to the formal initiation of proceedings in accordance with Article 66 of the DSA," the Commission said. Further, it mentions that it can impose penalties for false, incomplete or misleading information in response to the RFI under Section 74(2) of the DSA.
In case of non-response, the Commission may issue a formal request by decision. "In this case, failure to respond by the deadline may result in imposition of periodic penalty," it added.
