DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory
@dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
dsa40collaboratory.eu | joint project by the @europeannewschool.bsky.social and the @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social
We've published an Open Letter urging EU policymakers to reject the Digital Omnibus' proposed Amendment to Article 12(5) GDPR, which would undermine citizens' data access rights & the researchers who depend on them for #DataDonation research.
Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.
Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We've published an Open Letter urging EU policymakers to reject the Digital Omnibus' proposed Amendment to Article 12(5) GDPR, which would undermine citizens' data access rights & the researchers who depend on them for #DataDonation research.
Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.
Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.
Today in Tech Policy Press: @markscott.bsky.social and our coordinator @lkseiling.bsky.social write about the precarious state of data access - and the care required to realise its potential as a foundational democratic function.
The full article is freely accessible through the link below ⬇️
The full article is freely accessible through the link below ⬇️
Two years into Europe’s Digital Services Act, data access for researchers is on life support, write Mark Scott and LK Seiling. Yet an alternative future is possible—one built on openness, interoperability, and platforms that treat data access as a civic and scientific good.
In Critical Condition – How To Stabilize Researcher Data Access? | TechPolicy.Press
Mark Scott and LK Seiling discuss the struggle for researcher access to social media data and an alternative future where transparency is seen as a civic good.
www.techpolicy.press
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Today in Tech Policy Press: @markscott.bsky.social and our coordinator @lkseiling.bsky.social write about the precarious state of data access - and the care required to realise its potential as a foundational democratic function.
The full article is freely accessible through the link below ⬇️
The full article is freely accessible through the link below ⬇️
Reposted by DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory
Excited to have used the brand new Digital Services Act 40.4 Data Access Portal to request data on Google AI Overviews.
Thanks to support from @spielkamp.bsky.social @lejlamarcius.bsky.social & Michele Loi, plus great prep resources from @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social, @bnetza.bsky.social & others
Thanks to support from @spielkamp.bsky.social @lejlamarcius.bsky.social & Michele Loi, plus great prep resources from @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social, @bnetza.bsky.social & others
Google rolled out AI Overviews earlier this year. Many users now see AI-generated summaries above traditional search results. This doesn’t just risk spreading unreliable answers, it could also divert traffic away from independent media and threaten media pluralism: algorithmwatch.org/en/google-ai...
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Excited to have used the brand new Digital Services Act 40.4 Data Access Portal to request data on Google AI Overviews.
Thanks to support from @spielkamp.bsky.social @lejlamarcius.bsky.social & Michele Loi, plus great prep resources from @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social, @bnetza.bsky.social & others
Thanks to support from @spielkamp.bsky.social @lejlamarcius.bsky.social & Michele Loi, plus great prep resources from @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social, @bnetza.bsky.social & others
Reposted by DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory
The key terms here are:
1) burdensome procedures
2)burdensome tools
While the findings themselves are not public, let's take a closer look 🧵👇
1) burdensome procedures
2)burdensome tools
While the findings themselves are not public, let's take a closer look 🧵👇
The @ec.europa.eu preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
The EC also finds that Meta and TikTok have put in place "burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data."
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
The EC also finds that Meta and TikTok have put in place "burdensome procedures and tools for researchers to request access to public data."
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act
Today, the European Commission preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
ec.europa.eu
October 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The key terms here are:
1) burdensome procedures
2)burdensome tools
While the findings themselves are not public, let's take a closer look 🧵👇
1) burdensome procedures
2)burdensome tools
While the findings themselves are not public, let's take a closer look 🧵👇
We already have over 100 sign-ups but a few spots are still available for Day 1 of the Data Access Days on research access to platform data under the Digital Services Act (DSA) — happening on 25 September 2025.
Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
#DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct
Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
#DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct
August 6, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We already have over 100 sign-ups but a few spots are still available for Day 1 of the Data Access Days on research access to platform data under the Digital Services Act (DSA) — happening on 25 September 2025.
Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
#DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct
Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
#DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct
It’s been a while — but our newsletter is finally here!
In this edition, we skip the “risk in focus” to bring you:
🛠️ An update on what we’ve been doing
📊 Our top 5 insights data access highlights
🗓️ An overview of upcoming calls, workshops, and ongoing surveys
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
In this edition, we skip the “risk in focus” to bring you:
🛠️ An update on what we’ve been doing
📊 Our top 5 insights data access highlights
🗓️ An overview of upcoming calls, workshops, and ongoing surveys
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
August 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
It’s been a while — but our newsletter is finally here!
In this edition, we skip the “risk in focus” to bring you:
🛠️ An update on what we’ve been doing
📊 Our top 5 insights data access highlights
🗓️ An overview of upcoming calls, workshops, and ongoing surveys
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
In this edition, we skip the “risk in focus” to bring you:
🛠️ An update on what we’ve been doing
📊 Our top 5 insights data access highlights
🗓️ An overview of upcoming calls, workshops, and ongoing surveys
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
Register to the #DSA40 Data Access days today before we reach maximum capacity!
Join us in Berlin, September 25 & 26 - to connect and collaborate around DSA-based data access!
More info here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
Join us in Berlin, September 25 & 26 - to connect and collaborate around DSA-based data access!
More info here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
July 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Register to the #DSA40 Data Access days today before we reach maximum capacity!
Join us in Berlin, September 25 & 26 - to connect and collaborate around DSA-based data access!
More info here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
Join us in Berlin, September 25 & 26 - to connect and collaborate around DSA-based data access!
More info here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...
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„Wer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern muss” –
@lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social,
@claesdevreese.bsky.social & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social heute im @tspbackground.bsky.social:
🔗 t1p.de/zf6pa ⬅️
#dsa @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
@lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social,
@claesdevreese.bsky.social & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social heute im @tspbackground.bsky.social:
🔗 t1p.de/zf6pa ⬅️
#dsa @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
Wer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern muss
Das letzte Puzzlestück für den Forschungszugang für nicht öffentlich verfügbare Plattformdaten ist da. Die Aufgaben für DSCs, Forschende und Plattformen sind nun klar verteilt. Die Wissenschaftler:inn...
t1p.de
July 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
„Wer beim Forschungsdatenzugang jetzt liefern muss” –
@lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social,
@claesdevreese.bsky.social & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social heute im @tspbackground.bsky.social:
🔗 t1p.de/zf6pa ⬅️
#dsa @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
@lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social,
@claesdevreese.bsky.social & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social heute im @tspbackground.bsky.social:
🔗 t1p.de/zf6pa ⬅️
#dsa @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
For Tech Policy Press, the Collaboratory's core team and
@claesdevreese.bsky.social outline key provisions, changes from the draft version, and stakeholder responsibilities clarified by the recently adopted delegated act on data access.
@claesdevreese.bsky.social outline key provisions, changes from the draft version, and stakeholder responsibilities clarified by the recently adopted delegated act on data access.
LK Seiling, Jakob Ohme, Ulrike Klinger, and Claes H. de Vreese outline what’s needed from researchers, platforms, and regulators to make data access under the EU’s Digital Services Act work.
Time To Deliver: Stakeholder Roles In The EU’s Delegated Act On Data Access | TechPolicy.Press
The Delegated Act on data access under the DSA provides much-needed clarity about both the access process and expectations towards the actors involved in it.
www.techpolicy.press
July 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
For Tech Policy Press, the Collaboratory's core team and
@claesdevreese.bsky.social outline key provisions, changes from the draft version, and stakeholder responsibilities clarified by the recently adopted delegated act on data access.
@claesdevreese.bsky.social outline key provisions, changes from the draft version, and stakeholder responsibilities clarified by the recently adopted delegated act on data access.
Wanna know what changed between the Draft of the Delegated Act on Research Data Access in the #DSA?
We've aligned the relevant passages and just published the comparison on our website: dsa40collaboratory.eu/dda-da-compa...
Data & code used are available on our github: github.com/access-colla...
We've aligned the relevant passages and just published the comparison on our website: dsa40collaboratory.eu/dda-da-compa...
Data & code used are available on our github: github.com/access-colla...
July 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Wanna know what changed between the Draft of the Delegated Act on Research Data Access in the #DSA?
We've aligned the relevant passages and just published the comparison on our website: dsa40collaboratory.eu/dda-da-compa...
Data & code used are available on our github: github.com/access-colla...
We've aligned the relevant passages and just published the comparison on our website: dsa40collaboratory.eu/dda-da-compa...
Data & code used are available on our github: github.com/access-colla...
📢 Big news for platform researchers across Europe and beyond:
Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.
Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.
July 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
📢 Big news for platform researchers across Europe and beyond:
Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.
Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.
Reposted by DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory
Platforms need to be researched on the risks they pose to society, like our civic discourse or our mental health. But the relationships between researchers, platforms and regulators are complicated. @lkseiling.bsky.social presenting their work on the #DSA at #WIConf2025
June 5, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Platforms need to be researched on the risks they pose to society, like our civic discourse or our mental health. But the relationships between researchers, platforms and regulators are complicated. @lkseiling.bsky.social presenting their work on the #DSA at #WIConf2025
Want to request platform data under Art. 40 DSA?
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
April 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Want to request platform data under Art. 40 DSA?
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains
🇪🇺 the legal background,
📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and
🫱🏻🫲🏽 next steps.
Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it!
dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/
Reposted by DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory
Ahead of the German Federal Elections🗳️, civil society orgs closely monitored digital election risks📈, assessing party strategies and platform compliance under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and AI Act. A week after the polls closed ⬇️
March 20, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Ahead of the German Federal Elections🗳️, civil society orgs closely monitored digital election risks📈, assessing party strategies and platform compliance under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and AI Act. A week after the polls closed ⬇️
Reposted by DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory
Are you interested in accessing platform data as a vetted researcher under Article 40 of the DSA?
Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey from the Irish DSC and share it with colleagues.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey from the Irish DSC and share it with colleagues.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
Vetted Researcher Data Access - Coimisiún na Meán
Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) makes provision for researchers to access data from Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) or Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) for the purposes of st...
www.cnam.ie
March 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are you interested in accessing platform data as a vetted researcher under Article 40 of the DSA?
Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey from the Irish DSC and share it with colleagues.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey from the Irish DSC and share it with colleagues.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
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You experience the same? Get in touch with @lkseiling.bsky.social and the @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social !
January 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
You experience the same? Get in touch with @lkseiling.bsky.social and the @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social !
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New Policy Paper: @lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social, & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social provide feedback on the Delegated Regulation on Data Access outlined in the #EU Digital Services Act #DSA.
➡️ www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
@dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
➡️ www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
@dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
December 20, 2024 at 12:03 PM
New Policy Paper: @lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social, & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social provide feedback on the Delegated Regulation on Data Access outlined in the #EU Digital Services Act #DSA.
➡️ www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
@dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
➡️ www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
@dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social
Today, 3 members of our core team published a text on the draft delegated act today. They summarise the draft, point out what's good and provide a critique of why it falls short in providing a solid foundation for risk governance by not ensuring reliability & accessibility of non-public data access.
The European Commission is accepting feedback on a draft delegated act under the DSA to govern researcher access to platform data. The draft introduces many commendable ideas, but suffers from a limited conception of empirical research, write Lukas Seiling, Ulrike Klinger, and Jakob Ohme.
Non-Public Data Access for Researchers: Challenges in the Draft Delegated Act of the Digital Services Act | TechPolicy.Press
The draft delegated act introduces many commendable clarifications and structures, but suffers from a limited conception of empirical research.
www.techpolicy.press
December 5, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Today, 3 members of our core team published a text on the draft delegated act today. They summarise the draft, point out what's good and provide a critique of why it falls short in providing a solid foundation for risk governance by not ensuring reliability & accessibility of non-public data access.
@alhohlfeld.bsky.social created this overview over the risk reports - feel free to add information if you know about some of the missing reports docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
November 27, 2024 at 9:14 AM
@alhohlfeld.bsky.social created this overview over the risk reports - feel free to add information if you know about some of the missing reports docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
We just published our second newsletter! This time we cover:
📃 the draft delegated act on data access
⛔ known issues around public and non-public data access
🗳️ election interference as a risk in focus
and
📜 other developments around the DSA
take a look: dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
📃 the draft delegated act on data access
⛔ known issues around public and non-public data access
🗳️ election interference as a risk in focus
and
📜 other developments around the DSA
take a look: dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
November 18, 2024 at 10:06 AM
We just published our second newsletter! This time we cover:
📃 the draft delegated act on data access
⛔ known issues around public and non-public data access
🗳️ election interference as a risk in focus
and
📜 other developments around the DSA
take a look: dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
📃 the draft delegated act on data access
⛔ known issues around public and non-public data access
🗳️ election interference as a risk in focus
and
📜 other developments around the DSA
take a look: dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
Our first #DSA40 data access newsletter is out now! It contains
👥 update on the Collaboratory
📜 new platform data access developments
🗞️ news relating to various risks
Each month, we'll also discuss one risk in depth. This time: Image-based sexual abuse.
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
👥 update on the Collaboratory
📜 new platform data access developments
🗞️ news relating to various risks
Each month, we'll also discuss one risk in depth. This time: Image-based sexual abuse.
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
September 24, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Our first #DSA40 data access newsletter is out now! It contains
👥 update on the Collaboratory
📜 new platform data access developments
🗞️ news relating to various risks
Each month, we'll also discuss one risk in depth. This time: Image-based sexual abuse.
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
👥 update on the Collaboratory
📜 new platform data access developments
🗞️ news relating to various risks
Each month, we'll also discuss one risk in depth. This time: Image-based sexual abuse.
dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...
You received data access based on a #DSA40 data access request but quality of the data received was lacking? We're putting together a working group of affected/interested parties to systematically evaluate data quality of existing research APIs. Join here: nuudel.digitalcourage.de/arbeitsgrupp...
Arbeitsgruppe Datenqualität [erstes Treffen] - nuudel
Im August 2023 trat der Digital Services Act (DSA) in Kraft. Art. 40 verlangt, dass Plattformen Forschern und gemeinnützigen Organisationen Datenzugang gewähren, um systemische Risiken in der EU zu er...
nuudel.digitalcourage.de
June 28, 2024 at 12:16 PM
You received data access based on a #DSA40 data access request but quality of the data received was lacking? We're putting together a working group of affected/interested parties to systematically evaluate data quality of existing research APIs. Join here: nuudel.digitalcourage.de/arbeitsgrupp...
We are at #ICA24 - find and check out our flyers if you are too! If aren't conferencing at the Gold Coast: don't worry - on dsa40collaboratory.eu you'll find information, reports, and a tracker where you can register your data applications to help us ensure better data access for everyone!
June 21, 2024 at 9:40 AM
We are at #ICA24 - find and check out our flyers if you are too! If aren't conferencing at the Gold Coast: don't worry - on dsa40collaboratory.eu you'll find information, reports, and a tracker where you can register your data applications to help us ensure better data access for everyone!
To everyone who has applied for Data Access based on Article 40 DSA: No matter if rejected, accepted or pending, let us know about your application! Data from our #DSA40 Data Access Tracker serves as a basis for better support for future applications: www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica...
DSA40 Data Access Tracker
www.soscisurvey.de
June 5, 2024 at 9:54 AM
To everyone who has applied for Data Access based on Article 40 DSA: No matter if rejected, accepted or pending, let us know about your application! Data from our #DSA40 Data Access Tracker serves as a basis for better support for future applications: www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica...
We're looking for someone to support us with our work on #DSA40 Data Access!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/... [a solid grasp of German is a requirement.]
Please share and forward to anyone that could be interested in helping ensure better data access in the future!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/... [a solid grasp of German is a requirement.]
Please share and forward to anyone that could be interested in helping ensure better data access in the future!
Studentische / wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (m/w/d), Arbeitszeit 10 Stunden/Woche
www.weizenbaum-institut.de
May 16, 2024 at 3:02 PM
We're looking for someone to support us with our work on #DSA40 Data Access!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/... [a solid grasp of German is a requirement.]
Please share and forward to anyone that could be interested in helping ensure better data access in the future!
www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/... [a solid grasp of German is a requirement.]
Please share and forward to anyone that could be interested in helping ensure better data access in the future!