Mr. Jeremy Godfrey:

I thank the Senator. I do not want to go into too much detail about how we might be monitoring compliance. However, mystery shopping, as it were, is certainly part of our plan and we aim to set up a unit to do that.

I will comment more generally on the recommender systems. I think Senator Byrne is right to say that the business model is a big driver of why platforms care more about engagement than they do about safety and disinformation. Within the DSA there are several obligations, which I can share if the committee would like, but it has been four months since the DSA came into force and became fully applicable. While what is written in the words of the DSA looks good, if the platforms did take those obligations seriously, it would make a big difference. We are in the early stages of getting platforms to come into compliance with all their obligations in the way that they are envisaged.