Kirsty Park
@kirstypark.bsky.social
Working on vetted researcher data access for under the DSA. Views are my own.
The Delegated Act on data access for vetted researchers has been adopted — a major step forward for independent research on systemic risks in the digital environment!
We welcome the @ec.europa.eu’s adoption of the Delegated Act on Data Access. This is a significant milestone in the implementation of the provisions of Article 40 in the Digital Services Act.
🔗 www.cnam.ie/european-com...
🔗 www.cnam.ie/european-com...
European Commission adopts Delegated Act on Data Access - Coimisiún na Meán
Coimisiún na Meán welcomes the European Commission’s adoption of the Delegated Act on Data Access. This is a significant milestone in the implementation of the provisions of Article 40 in the Digital ...
www.cnam.ie
July 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The Delegated Act on data access for vetted researchers has been adopted — a major step forward for independent research on systemic risks in the digital environment!
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Interested in improving researcher's access to social media data? Kate Dommett and myself are hiring for a Research Fellow (1 year; based at Sheffield) for an exciting new project to be announced soon: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
Research Fellow (UKRI Social Media Data Access for Researchers)
Research Fellow (UKRI Social Media Data Access for Researchers)
jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk
May 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Interested in improving researcher's access to social media data? Kate Dommett and myself are hiring for a Research Fellow (1 year; based at Sheffield) for an exciting new project to be announced soon: jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...
I asked ChatGPT to find out if a quote I heard from someone was a pop culture reference.
It told me it was from True Detective. A quick search confirmed that to be false.
Then it told me it 'misspoke'. When I asked for an explanation of why it gave me a fake answer first it said this:
It told me it was from True Detective. A quick search confirmed that to be false.
Then it told me it 'misspoke'. When I asked for an explanation of why it gave me a fake answer first it said this:
May 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
I asked ChatGPT to find out if a quote I heard from someone was a pop culture reference.
It told me it was from True Detective. A quick search confirmed that to be false.
Then it told me it 'misspoke'. When I asked for an explanation of why it gave me a fake answer first it said this:
It told me it was from True Detective. A quick search confirmed that to be false.
Then it told me it 'misspoke'. When I asked for an explanation of why it gave me a fake answer first it said this:
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We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
May 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
aoir.org/riskyresearc...
The European Commission is recruiting for 60 roles in their DSA enforcement team. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
Job opportunities within the Digital Services Act Enforcement Team as Contract Agent IV (FG IV) and Contract Agent III (FG III) - 2025
ec.europa.eu
April 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The European Commission is recruiting for 60 roles in their DSA enforcement team. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...
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In times of crisis, citizens look to the EU for decisive actions and solutions.
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, EU citizens wants the EU to focus on defence and security (36%) as well as competitiveness, economy and industry (32%).
🔗 Read more: europa.eu/!Hdtf79
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, EU citizens wants the EU to focus on defence and security (36%) as well as competitiveness, economy and industry (32%).
🔗 Read more: europa.eu/!Hdtf79
April 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In times of crisis, citizens look to the EU for decisive actions and solutions.
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, EU citizens wants the EU to focus on defence and security (36%) as well as competitiveness, economy and industry (32%).
🔗 Read more: europa.eu/!Hdtf79
According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, EU citizens wants the EU to focus on defence and security (36%) as well as competitiveness, economy and industry (32%).
🔗 Read more: europa.eu/!Hdtf79
It's really disappointing to see how the DSA=censorship narrative appears in reporting on the DSA with no factual information provided about what it is and how it functions.
There seems to be a growing fundamental misunderstanding about it but I'm not hearing much of a countering explanation.
There seems to be a growing fundamental misunderstanding about it but I'm not hearing much of a countering explanation.
April 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It's really disappointing to see how the DSA=censorship narrative appears in reporting on the DSA with no factual information provided about what it is and how it functions.
There seems to be a growing fundamental misunderstanding about it but I'm not hearing much of a countering explanation.
There seems to be a growing fundamental misunderstanding about it but I'm not hearing much of a countering explanation.
The Irish DSC’s survey on vetted researcher data access under Article 40 of the DSA is open for one more week!
Help shape how the procedures are designed and resourced to meet researcher needs. Key findings will be shared publicly.
Please share with your networks.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
Help shape how the procedures are designed and resourced to meet researcher needs. Key findings will be shared publicly.
Please share with your networks.
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 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Irish DSC’s survey on vetted researcher data access under Article 40 of the DSA is open for one more week!
Help shape how the procedures are designed and resourced to meet researcher needs. Key findings will be shared publicly.
Please share with your networks.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
Help shape how the procedures are designed and resourced to meet researcher needs. Key findings will be shared publicly.
Please share with your networks.
www.cnam.ie/industry-and...
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As European leaders face pressure from the second Trump administration that is hostile to tech regulation, Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling, and Claes H. de Vreese write that Europe must protect the Digital Services Act (DSA) to ensure a democratic future, both online and offline:
Will Europe Sacrifice the Digital Services Act in Negotiations with Trump? | TechPolicy.Press
Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling, and Claes H. de Vreese write that European leaders must protect the DSA to ensure a democratic future.
buff.ly
March 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
As European leaders face pressure from the second Trump administration that is hostile to tech regulation, Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling, and Claes H. de Vreese write that Europe must protect the Digital Services Act (DSA) to ensure a democratic future, both online and offline:
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NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous
dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous
dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
dropsitenews.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous
dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist
Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
Translated through tears by Sharif Kouddous
dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
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This is precisely the problem @kesearles.bsky.social and I have been studying for the last few years. It’s why we created researchersupport.org. When experts are afraid to speak publicly, we all lose.
March 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This is precisely the problem @kesearles.bsky.social and I have been studying for the last few years. It’s why we created researchersupport.org. When experts are afraid to speak publicly, we all lose.
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This story makes a really powerful (and tragically depressing) point: that there is no evidence strong enough to counter a world view anchored in conspiracy theory and reinforced by a multitide of motivated "influencers" — even the death of one's own child.
Mom of child dead from measles: “Don’t do the shots,” my other 4 kids were fine arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Mom of child dead from measles: “Don’t do the shots,” my other 4 kids were fine
The interview downplayed the disease, maligned vaccines…
arstechnica.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This story makes a really powerful (and tragically depressing) point: that there is no evidence strong enough to counter a world view anchored in conspiracy theory and reinforced by a multitide of motivated "influencers" — even the death of one's own child.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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We know it… but seeing it is still mind blowing.
Read this piece and search which of your works were used to train AI models. Without remuneration.
Dozens of chapters, articles, books
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Read this piece and search which of your works were used to train AI models. Without remuneration.
Dozens of chapters, articles, books
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We know it… but seeing it is still mind blowing.
Read this piece and search which of your works were used to train AI models. Without remuneration.
Dozens of chapters, articles, books
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Read this piece and search which of your works were used to train AI models. Without remuneration.
Dozens of chapters, articles, books
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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We have less awareness about what happens on social media platforms in 2025 than we did five years ago, writes markscott.bsky.social.
The Next Step in Social Media Data Access: How to Turn Rules into Reality | TechPolicy.Press
We have less awareness about what happens on social media platforms in 2025 than we did five years ago, writes Mark Scott.
www.techpolicy.press
March 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We have less awareness about what happens on social media platforms in 2025 than we did five years ago, writes markscott.bsky.social.
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With usual sharpness and clarity @markscott.bsky.social writes here about the state of play in data access to social media platforms.
Several points are urgent. Example: expansion of existing research networks so that data access best practices can be shared.
www.techpolicy.press/the-next-ste...
Several points are urgent. Example: expansion of existing research networks so that data access best practices can be shared.
www.techpolicy.press/the-next-ste...
The Next Step in Social Media Data Access: How to Turn Rules into Reality | TechPolicy.Press
We have less awareness about what happens on social media platforms in 2025 than we did five years ago, writes Mark Scott.
www.techpolicy.press
March 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
With usual sharpness and clarity @markscott.bsky.social writes here about the state of play in data access to social media platforms.
Several points are urgent. Example: expansion of existing research networks so that data access best practices can be shared.
www.techpolicy.press/the-next-ste...
Several points are urgent. Example: expansion of existing research networks so that data access best practices can be shared.
www.techpolicy.press/the-next-ste...
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Excited to share "Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments under the EU Digital Services Act", in collaboration w/ the DSA Civil Society Coordination Group (of which ISD is a proud member)! Read about key trends, practices, gaps & reccs for better future risk assessment reports below.
Civil Society Responds to DSA Risk Assessment Reports: An Initial Feedback Brief
The DSA Civil Society Coordination Group, in collaboration with the Recommender Systems Taskforce and People vs Big Tech, has released an initial analysis of the first Risk Assessment Reports submitte...
cdt.org
March 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Excited to share "Initial Analysis on the First Round of Risk Assessments under the EU Digital Services Act", in collaboration w/ the DSA Civil Society Coordination Group (of which ISD is a proud member)! Read about key trends, practices, gaps & reccs for better future risk assessment reports below.
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Academic research centers that study the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation are still under attack, paulthedogman.bsky.social warns. He explains why and how their rights should be defended.
www.justsecurity.org/109030/acade...
www.justsecurity.org/109030/acade...
Academic Misinformation Researchers Are Still Under Attack
Researchers analyzing misinformation deserve to be defended — and the campaign to end their work threatens the right to free speech.
www.justsecurity.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Academic research centers that study the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation are still under attack, paulthedogman.bsky.social warns. He explains why and how their rights should be defended.
www.justsecurity.org/109030/acade...
www.justsecurity.org/109030/acade...
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Fascinating anecdote about disinformation in the age of TikTok, and a reminder that a common tactic (to mislead) is to overlay subtitles onto short form video that don’t actually match the underlying audio. It can be even more effective when the original audio is ambiguous or in another language.
Ok a quick thread about disinformation and the 2024 election.
I have an ANECDOTE. And it's a doozy...
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I have an ANECDOTE. And it's a doozy...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Fascinating anecdote about disinformation in the age of TikTok, and a reminder that a common tactic (to mislead) is to overlay subtitles onto short form video that don’t actually match the underlying audio. It can be even more effective when the original audio is ambiguous or in another language.
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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A reminder that scholars who are facing harassment can find resources at researchersupport.org and should feel free to reach out via the email address listed on the “About Us” page.
February 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A reminder that scholars who are facing harassment can find resources at researchersupport.org and should feel free to reach out via the email address listed on the “About Us” page.
Some facts about Meta's factchecking programme from a factchecking org who participate in it. Very interesting perspective from @susandaly.bsky.social
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-j...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-j...
The truth about Meta’s broadside against fact-checkers
Journal Media Managing Editor Susan Daly says that platforms, not fact-checkers, are the ones with the power to control what you see.
www.thejournal.ie
January 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Some facts about Meta's factchecking programme from a factchecking org who participate in it. Very interesting perspective from @susandaly.bsky.social
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-j...
www.thejournal.ie/readme/the-j...