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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 1d

Under Article 21 of the DSA, out-of-court bodies review moderation disputes. One such body, Appeals Centre Europe, has released its first transparency report.
@ramshajahangir.bsky.social spoke with Thomas Hughes and Paddy Leerssen about what these early findings suggest.

What We Can Learn from the First Digital Services Act Out-of-Court Dispute Settlements? | TechPolicy.Press

Ramsha Jahangir spoke to two experts to unpack what the early wave of disputes tells us about how the out-of-court system is working under the DSA.

www.techpolicy.press

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · 12d

Prague University Law School, i owe you an apology, I wasn't familiar with your game

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Aug 10

I think they're adding a /?tl=[language code] suffix to all their research results, so the translation persists even when you continue to the source page. It seems to have a knack for turning all my English result Dutch and all my Dutch results English - truly an enshittification masterstroke.

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Aug 10

Not content just ruining their own product, Google Search is now auto-translating all my <site:reddit.com> queries. One of the few remaining use cases for Search and they can't resist screwing with it.

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Alexios Mantzarlis @mantzarlis.com · Aug 8

In today's Briefing: I found 114 ads for AI nudifiers on Meta.

The copy of the ads included the word "undress," which isn't a sophisticated term to watch out for.

As always, I flagged these ads to Meta, which took them down. Google also took down a related app.

indicator.media/p/ai-nudifie...

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thanks Rachel!

Calling it a 'publication' may be premature since it's still just a self-published PDF. But i'm glad it's out there and being read, hopefully peer review will be as kind🤞

Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 22

Chuffed to see my new draft paper on platform ownership billed as "hidden gem of the week" over at the Syllabus 👇

The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ownership of social media platforms by tech oligarchs like Musk and Zuckerberg has become a decisive force shaping content governance. Our hidden gem of the week shows how individually-owned firms enable direct ideological and political instrumentalism.

By @pjleerssen.bsky.social

osf.io/bzxs2

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thanks David! And a long time coming--this is the (by now almost unrecognisably altered) continuation of the CPEM research I shared with you last summer. The topic has only become more relevant since then, I think.

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thanks for flagging. Apparently the OSF file is still pending review, but you can find it here for now: www.linkedin.com/posts/pjleer...

Who really governs the digital public sphere? | Paddy Leerssen

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 9

What I found is that corporate structure at X and Meta are distinctly oligarchic. We may be at the cusp of a great divergence between oligarchic and market firms, and intensifying conflict between ownership and management.

Still in draft so comments welcome! 🙏

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 9

To answer these questions, I spent a lot of time this semester digging through SEC disclosures and other public records -- and reading memoirs by former platform executives on their experiences with ownership influence.

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 9

🎺🎺 New draft paper 🎺🎺

From Murdoch to Musk: Social media ownership and the political economy of platform content governance

The question is simple: who owns the major social media companies, and how do these owners influence content governance outcomes?

osf.io/preprints/os...

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jul 3

Is Butler erasing the Goffmanite account of Turducken performativity though? Much to consider.

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DeathNerd Killer @daphnek.bsky.social · Jul 2

So... I'm not saying you should sue any platforms under the DSA. But if you *did* want to do that, you'd definitely want to look at this article from @pjleerssen.bsky.social, Iris Toepoel, Anna van Duin, and @jvh.bsky.social

It's basically a tactical guide.

dsa-observatory.eu/wp-content/u...

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jun 24

PlatGovNet 2025: Dec 1-2

I'll be counting the days! Very grateful that this is happening again.

rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · Jun 24

Working on platform governance?

Join for PlatGovNet 2025
Free online conference Dec 1-2
Extended abstracts (800-1000 words) due Sep 2

Amazing community, opportunity to share work, get feedback, meet others working in this area.

Glad to be part of organizing it
Details: platgov.net/conferences/...

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2025 Conference Call for Submissions

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rasmuskleis.bsky.social @rasmuskleis.bsky.social · Jun 24

Working on platform governance?

Join for PlatGovNet 2025
Free online conference Dec 1-2
Extended abstracts (800-1000 words) due Sep 2

Amazing community, opportunity to share work, get feedback, meet others working in this area.

Glad to be part of organizing it
Details: platgov.net/conferences/...

2025 Conference Call for Submissions — PlatGovOpen MenuClose Menu

2025 Conference Call for Submissions

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Amsterdam Law School @uvalawschool.bsky.social · Jun 5

Coming soon 📣: @yannickvdberg.bsky.social in SPUI25 over het recht gebruiken om mensen minder te laten vliegen ✈️ Meld je aan voor het event op 13 juni https://bit.ly/459lUJw

SPUI25: Hoe kunnen we het recht inzetten om mensen minder te laten vliegen?

Luchtvaart is een vervuilende bezigheid: Iemand die van Lissabon naar New York vliegt en terug, veroorzaakt ongeveer evenveel uitstoot als een gemiddelde EU-burger doet door zijn huis een heel jaar te verwarmen. Sinds 1992 maakt de EU wetten en beleid om de uitstoot van de luchtvaart aan te pakken, maar ondertussen heeft de uitstoot door de luchtvaart recordhoogtes bereikt. Hoe kunnen we dit inperken?

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jun 5

Yesterday, for the first time, I presented findings from a new empirical project. The question is simple: who owns social media?

I'm leaving the AoIR symposium in Bremen more inspired than ever to pursue this topic. Many thanks to the organisers at @zemki.bsky.social!

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Jun 5

Yeah I had a spell last year where I got ahead of myself and started talking up a grant application about the political economy of expertise. But I didn't get the money and never found time to really pursue it - on to other things now.

Rachel's paper is great!

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · May 25

WAITRESS: please keep your voices down, this is a family restaurant.

WALTER: Oh please dear! For your information: the Supreme Court roundly rejected prior restraint!

DUDE: C'mon Walter, this is not a First Amendment thing, man.

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · May 19

The folks at @knightgtown.bsky.social are doing cutting-edge research on recommender systems. 👇

In this new commentary for @dsaobservatory.bsky.social l, @alissacooper.bsky.social and Peter Chapman discuss key findings and their relevance to the DSA.

dsa-observatory.eu/2025/05/19/m...

Making Recommender Systems Work for People: Turning the DSA’s Potential into Practice - DSA Observatory

By Alissa Cooper and Peter Chapman, Knight-Georgetown Institute The Digital Services Act sets out broad new legal requirements to make recommender systems more transparent and accountable, including f...

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · May 12

No, but following this thread with interest 👀 will be presenting new work on ownership changes & platgov at your symposium next month!

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · May 6

👇Join us on Thursday - online or in Amsterdam 👇

Tomás Dodds @tomasdodds.bsky.social · May 6

📣 This week, I'll be moderating a conversation with @theresajseipp.bsky.social and @pjleerssen.bsky.social on the rising power of big tech and its growing influence on global politics, media, and democracy.

📆 Join us on 8 May at 17:00 at SPUI25.

➡️ Registered here: spui25.nl/programma/re...

The Rising Power of Big Tech (rescheduled)

In a moment of rapid change for global politics, Big Tech platforms and their owners are shaping up to be international power brokers. Trump’s White house cozies up to Silicon Valley oligarchs as Elon...

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Theresa Josephine Seipp @theresajseipp.bsky.social · Apr 24

📣 Panel Discussion: The Rising Power of Big Tech (New Date!) Thursday, 8 May 2025 | 17:00 | SPUI25. Join @pjleerssen.bsky.social, @tomasdodds.bsky.social and me as we discuss Big Tech’s growing influence on global politics, media and democracy. Register here: spui25.nl/programma/re...

The Rising Power of Big Tech (rescheduled)

In a moment of rapid change for global politics, Big Tech platforms and their owners are shaping up to be international power brokers. Trump’s White house cozies up to Silicon Valley oligarchs as Elon...

spui25.nl

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Paddy Leerssen @pjleerssen.bsky.social · Mar 27

Just published: another victory for @dannymekic.nl over X at the Amsterdam District Court.

Enforcing your digital rights shouldn't be this hard, but at least someone's doing the heavy lifting.

uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=E...

Rechtspraak.nl - Zoeken in uitspraken

Zoeken in uitspraken

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