The novelties of the European Union legislation on the liability of Internet intermediary service providers

The article highlights the novelties of legal liability of providers of intermediary services on the Internet introduced by the latest legislation of the European Union. The author analyzes the changes in the concept and conditions of bringing and exempting Internet intermediaries from liability for the actions of users of intermediary services and the damage caused by the provision of such services. The author identifies specific reforms introduced by the Digital Services Act of the European Union. Innovations in other European Union legal acts regulating legal relations involving certain types of intermediary service providers are outlined.