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EU dials up attention on larger platforms over data access for risk research
The European Commission has sent requests for information (RFI) to a full 17 platforms subject to algorithmic transparency regulations under the bloc's The European Commission has sent requests for information to a full 17 platforms subject to algorithmic transparency regulations under the bloc's Digital Services Act, it said today.
The European Commission has sent requests for information (RFI) to a full 17 platforms subject to algorithmic transparency regulations under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA), it said today. Researcher access to publicly available data greatly contributes to the goals of the DSA, which is particularly important in view of upcoming events such as elections at national and EU level, as well as for an ongoing monitoring of the presence of illegal content and goods on online platforms.” Albeit, this may just reflect operational differences between the not-for-profit, which isn’t algorithmically driven and puts information about user contributions and edits out in the open by default, and a bunch of commercial platforms that use proprietary code and AIs to configure content and drive engagement for profit.
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