According to monthly user numbers released by the businesses that exceeded the EU threshold, Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., and Twitter are subject to tighter EU online content rules.

Companies with more than 45 million users are classified as extremely large online platforms under the new regulations known as the Digital Services Act (DSA), and as such, are subject to requirements including risk management and external, independent auditing.

For both big and small digital service providers in the European market, the DSA seeks to create clearer, more uniform norms. The DSA will oversee how platforms utilize algorithms for recommendation systems, promote, and filter material in particular.

This will be applicable to both big and small platforms, including social networks, app stores, travel and lodging websites, and online marketplaces.

They must also adopt a code of conduct and share data with researchers and regulators.

Online services and search engines have until February 17 to report their monthly active users, according to the European Commission. Massive web platforms have four months to follow the guidelines or face penalties.

Based on an evaluation of the last 45 days, Twitter claimed to have 100.9 million average monthly users in the EU.

According to Alphabet, users can access its services whether they are signed in to an account or are signed out by providing one set of numbers based on recipients' accounts and another set based on signed-out receivers.

According to the report, Google Maps had 278.6 million average monthly signed-in users, Google Play had 274.6 million, Google Search had 332 million, Shopping had 74.9 million, and YouTube had 401.7 million.

Last week, Meta Platforms reported that Facebook will have 255 million average monthly active users on Instagram and roughly 250 million active users on Instagram in the last half of 2022 in the EU.