DSA

  • Data Knowledge Hub v2: Now on GitHub!

    I couldn’t be more excited: The GitHub repository for our Data Knowledge Hub on Researching Online Discourse is now live and open for contributions here. If you’re looking for a resource on ethically monitoring social media and online discourse, do take a look and reach out should you have any questions. The Data Knowledge Hub

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  • Radio: EU-Richtlinien zur Wahlintegrität auf sozialen Plattformen

    Seit Februar 2024 ist das Gesetz über digitale Dienste (DSA) in der Europäischen Union in Kraft. Im März folgten nun die Leitlinien zur Minderung systemischer Risiken bei Wahlen auf den sehr großen sozialen Plattformen, etwas TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn oder YouTube. Diese Leitlinien enthalten einen ganzen Maßnahmenkatalog (von 26 Seiten!), mit dessen Hilfe unter anderem der

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  • Blog: Very Large Online Platforms pledge compliance with DSA – Researchers must put that to a test

    Since August 28, very large online platforms (VLOPs) like Instagram, TikTok and co. must comply with the new DSA requirements. Most of the 19 designated platforms and services issued (big) public announcements of their implemented changes. However, whether these hold up is a different matter entirely — as researchers Martin Degeling and Anna Semanova found

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  • Article: The Cost of Global Reach – The DSA’s implications for big online platforms

    The Digital Services Act (DSA), which will become applicable by February 2024, has received, and deserves a lot of attention. The digital landscape is about to change substantially. Reading the 100-page copy, I noticed my mind creating an inventory, or maybe more aptly: a running account. This running account could present quite the remarkable bill

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  • Article: Your Cheat Sheet for the Digital Services Act: What and for Whom

    If you search online for “Digital Services Act” (DSA) you get some 1.62 billion hits. Compared to only 513 million hits for its five years older “policy cousin”, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). All that, is of course a nerdy way of saying: the DSA is the EU’s latest regulation about to change the

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Cathleen Berger