Expert insights: Fundamental rights in DSA dispute resolution procedures

January 20, 2025/in Analysis

By John Albert, DSA Observatory

Despite claims that it is “institutionalizing censorship,” the DSA is designed to protect fundamental rights, including freedom of expression. One key example is its provision allowing EU users to challenge platforms’ content moderation decisions through out-of-court dispute settlement (ODS) proceedings—a topic explored in depth at a recent workshop hosted by the DSA Observatory and the Article 21 Academic Advisory Board.

DSA risk assessment reports: A guide to the first rollout and what’s next

December 9, 2024/in Analysis

By John Albert, DSA Observatory

Recently published risk assessment reports may offer new insights into how the largest online platforms think about and manage risks. But the first rollout has already raised questions about publication timelines, redactions, and formats. This post aims to clarify some of these ambiguities, and points toward upcoming regulatory guidance on risk assessments and opportunities for stakeholder engagement. 

Three key points on the Delegated Act: How to preserve researcher autonomy under Article 40 DSA?

November 29, 2024/in Analysis

Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon Co-director of the Brussels Privacy Hub, LSTS, VUB 29 November 2024   Despite its obvious merits, it remains unclear whether the Commission’s draft delegated act on access to platform data strikes the right balance between data providers’ commercial interests and the public interest. This contribution highlights three points from the draft with recommendations […]

The Regulation of Recommender Systems Under the DSA: A Transition from Default to Multiple and Dynamic Controls?

November 22, 2024/in Analysis

Urbano Reviglio (1) and Matteo Fabbri (2) (1) Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, European University Institute, Fiesole (2) IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca, Italy     In this contribution, we offer a critical overview of the interplay between the DSA requirements on the transparency and user controls for recommender systems and the […]

Embedded GenAI on Social Media: Platform Law Meets AI law

October 16, 2024/in Analysis

by Paddy Leerssen, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam 6 August 2024 Social media platforms are integrating generative AI features into their services. This post discusses how these features trigger overlapping obligations under the AI Act and the Digital Services Act.     On 26 September 2024, Instagram and Facebook rolled out a new […]