Children's safety is non-negotiable.
We've asked Snapchat, YouTube, Apple and Google to provide information on age checks, recommender systems and app store risks.
Under the Digital Services Act, they must prove how they protect minors from harmful content and illegal products.
Wouter Tebbens ⁂
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Dutch digital rights organization Bits of Freedom @bitsoffreedom sues Meta and wins!
Amsterdam court rules Meta is acting in violation of the Digital Services Act. The way Meta has designed its platforms constitutes “a significant disruption of the autonomy of Facebook and Instagram users.” The judge orders Meta to adjust its apps so that the user’s choice is preserved, even when the user navigates to another section or restarts the app
Dutch digital rights organization Bits of Freedom @bitsoffreedom sues Meta and wins!
Amsterdam court rules Meta is acting in violation of the Digital Services Act. The way Meta has designed its platforms constitutes “a significant disruption of the autonomy of Facebook and Instagram users.” The judge orders Meta to adjust its apps so that the user’s choice is preserved, even when the user navigates to another section or restarts the app
Ulrike Hahn
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New Policy Paper out: DSA-based data access
The authors dive into the key provisions of the Digital Services Act #DSA on data access, highlighting its goals, procedures, limits, & external factors impacting implementation.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WPP/14
The paper aims to offer a valuable point of reference for researchers and stakeholders focused on data access frameworks. Authors: @lkseiling @dscheykopp @claraigk @ulrikeklinger @claesdevreese
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Zohran Mamdani’s been called a communist who’ll defund the police. Here’s where he actually stands
Mamdani ‘s meteoritic rise to become the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor has put his past and present policy positions under close scrutiny. If elected, he would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor. He’d be the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.
In which the Associated Press discusses:
- The difference between a communist and a democratic socialist
- #MamdaniForMayorNYC's most recent statements about the NYPD
- His position on Israel and Palestinian rights
- His relationship with #DSA
#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani
#ZohranMamdani
https://apnews.com/article/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-election-cuomo-59f6a66cd40d4c2b750fdfd06a4f5da1
New Policy Paper out: DSA-based data access
The authors dive into the key provisions of the Digital Services Act #DSA on data access, highlighting its goals, procedures, limits, & external factors impacting implementation.
🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WPP/14
The paper aims to offer a valuable point of reference for researchers and stakeholders focused on data access frameworks. Authors: @lkseiling @dscheykopp @claraigk @ulrikeklinger @claesdevreese
Zohran Mamdani’s been called a communist who’ll defund the police. Here’s where he actually stands
Mamdani ‘s meteoritic rise to become the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor has put his past and present policy positions under close scrutiny. If elected, he would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor. He’d be the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.
In which the Associated Press discusses:
- The difference between a communist and a democratic socialist
- #MamdaniForMayorNYC's most recent statements about the NYPD
- His position on Israel and Palestinian rights
- His relationship with #DSA
#UnderstandMamdani
#MayorMamdani
#ZohranMamdani
https://apnews.com/article/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-election-cuomo-59f6a66cd40d4c2b750fdfd06a4f5da1
J. Nathan Matias 🦣
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No access ⛔
New report documents the difficulty for researchers to get access to social media data.
The access challenge has multiple effects:
1️⃣ Partial access is partial knowledge.
2️⃣ Some platforms are over-studied, some under-studied.
3️⃣ Access limitations lead to redesigned studies.
4️⃣ Barriers lead to fears of violating terms of service.
Better research access is needed. For science and society.
#dataaccess #research#DSA #platforms
https://www.digmin.dk/Media/638923153870518987/9724_DIGMIN_Faktaark_Adgang-ngtet_UK_3_WEB.pdf
No access ⛔
New report documents the difficulty for researchers to get access to social media data.
The access challenge has multiple effects:
1️⃣ Partial access is partial knowledge.
2️⃣ Some platforms are over-studied, some under-studied.
3️⃣ Access limitations lead to redesigned studies.
4️⃣ Barriers lead to fears of violating terms of service.
Better research access is needed. For science and society.
#dataaccess #research#DSA #platforms
https://www.digmin.dk/Media/638923153870518987/9724_DIGMIN_Faktaark_Adgang-ngtet_UK_3_WEB.pdf
Ulrike Hahn
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It's as blunt as it can be: the FTC simply writes to big US tech companies that they should not comply with the EU's Digital Services Act #DSA
The 'censorship', 'freedom of speech', and 'safety of US citizens' language are tired arguments.
It's as blunt as it can be: the FTC simply writes to big US tech companies that they should not comply with the EU's Digital Services Act #DSA
The 'censorship', 'freedom of speech', and 'safety of US citizens' language are tired arguments.
I have no words. Maybe I should have words, but I don't.
Alex Akselrod
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#ZohranMamdani on this month's cover of #InTheseTimes! Here's one of the articles from the August/September issue...
Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party
Mamdani’s NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.
by Hamilton Nolan, June 25, 2025
Excerpt: "What, exactly, is the scary socialism of Zohran Mamdani that all of the #billionaires are screaming about from their high towers? #FreeBuses. #LowerRents. #PublicChildcare. Higher minimum wage. #SocialWorkers for homeless people instead of cops. Better grocery stores. Ahh! No! Not… not… all of these common sense ideas that the vast majority of NYC residents would be happy for! Anything but that!
"There is a limit to the political effectiveness of #RichMen who have servants telling regular people that their lives cannot be better. We may have reached that limit. The threat of the rich is that they will flee the city. The flaw in their leverage is that almost nobody likes them anyhow.
"Zohran’s campaign was distinguished by its determination to treat voters as adults. When accused of 'defunding the police,' Mamdani took the time to explain that he wants to create a department of mental health experts and social workers to take work off the NYPD’s plate. When accused of #antisemitism, he took the time to forthrightly distinguish that smear from valid criticism of the massacre in #Gaza. He was, often, more adult than the political press covering him, which is trained to treat dishonest attack lines as sporting challenges rather than as things to be dismissed. The youngest candidate in this race acted with the most maturity. The oldest, #AndrewCuomo, ran with the traditional playbook of treating voters like ignorant children — and failed.
"Old people with old ideas do not stay in power forever. Old lies and old tricks do not work forever. Time moves slowly — excruciatingly slowly, if you are always paying attention — but it does sweep away the old husks and bring new things, eventually. #Socialists want more people to have decent lives. Zohran Mamdani is proof that that message cannot be mischaracterized forever and ever. We will look back on this primary win as the start of something new. If America is going to have one lone opposition party to #fascism, that party does not have to suck. The establishment is too deeply rooted to move. So we will run them over."
https://inthesetimes.com/article/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-cuomo-democratic-party
#USPol#MamdaniForMayor
#DemocraticSocialists
#DINOs#CuomoSucks#TaxTheRichFeedThePoor#DSA
#ZohranMamdani on this month's cover of #InTheseTimes! Here's one of the articles from the August/September issue...
Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party
Mamdani’s NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.
by Hamilton Nolan, June 25, 2025
Excerpt: "What, exactly, is the scary socialism of Zohran Mamdani that all of the #billionaires are screaming about from their high towers? #FreeBuses. #LowerRents. #PublicChildcare. Higher minimum wage. #SocialWorkers for homeless people instead of cops. Better grocery stores. Ahh! No! Not… not… all of these common sense ideas that the vast majority of NYC residents would be happy for! Anything but that!
"There is a limit to the political effectiveness of #RichMen who have servants telling regular people that their lives cannot be better. We may have reached that limit. The threat of the rich is that they will flee the city. The flaw in their leverage is that almost nobody likes them anyhow.
"Zohran’s campaign was distinguished by its determination to treat voters as adults. When accused of 'defunding the police,' Mamdani took the time to explain that he wants to create a department of mental health experts and social workers to take work off the NYPD’s plate. When accused of #antisemitism, he took the time to forthrightly distinguish that smear from valid criticism of the massacre in #Gaza. He was, often, more adult than the political press covering him, which is trained to treat dishonest attack lines as sporting challenges rather than as things to be dismissed. The youngest candidate in this race acted with the most maturity. The oldest, #AndrewCuomo, ran with the traditional playbook of treating voters like ignorant children — and failed.
"Old people with old ideas do not stay in power forever. Old lies and old tricks do not work forever. Time moves slowly — excruciatingly slowly, if you are always paying attention — but it does sweep away the old husks and bring new things, eventually. #Socialists want more people to have decent lives. Zohran Mamdani is proof that that message cannot be mischaracterized forever and ever. We will look back on this primary win as the start of something new. If America is going to have one lone opposition party to #fascism, that party does not have to suck. The establishment is too deeply rooted to move. So we will run them over."
https://inthesetimes.com/article/zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-cuomo-democratic-party
#USPol#MamdaniForMayor
#DemocraticSocialists
#DINOs#CuomoSucks#TaxTheRichFeedThePoor#DSA
GeePawHill
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We are hiring!
A fully paid legal PhD position.
Topic: The Digital Services Act (DSA), hate speech, takedown requests, trusted flaggers.
It’s an interdisciplinary project, with Delft University among the partners.
PhD supervisors: Pieter Wolters, Raphael gellert & me.
#law #academia #jobs #phd#tech #ai #dsa #platforms
I would appreciate it a lot if you could spread this info among your network. Thank you!
We are hiring!
A fully paid legal PhD position.
Topic: The Digital Services Act (DSA), hate speech, takedown requests, trusted flaggers.
It’s an interdisciplinary project, with Delft University among the partners.
PhD supervisors: Pieter Wolters, Raphael gellert & me.
#law #academia #jobs #phd#tech #ai #dsa #platforms
I would appreciate it a lot if you could spread this info among your network. Thank you!
A User's Guide to DSA: 5 Debates That Define the Democratic Socialists
"this book is an invaluable tool for navigating the complex terrain of DSA – and an open invitation to the vital debates on how we can lay the foundations to win a socialist future."
[Published last month, includes articles addressing #MamdaniForMayorNYC ]
Hardcover: https://payhip.com/b/2cv7u
Ebook: https://payhip.com/b/EqAxM
TOC and excerrpts: https://labor-power.org/m/UsersGuideDSA_Excerpts_HardcoverVersion.pdf