Digital Transparency

Oliver Marsh and LK Seiling unpack the recently published X enforcement decision and what it says about DSA researcher data access rules.

Source: What the X Fine Reveals About Data Access Under Article 40 of the Digital Services Act

60 civil society organisations urge EU to reject a change that will weaken legal certainty, and protection of fundamental rights.

Source: Reject the proposals to undermine transparency in the AI Act – European Digital Rights (EDRi)

MEPs want citizens to have clearer, fairer and more proactive access to EU documents to strengthen transparency, accountability and public trust.

Source: MEPs push to improve public access to documents across the EU institutions | News | European Parliament

Source: Recommendation on the European Commission’s refusal to give public access to the risk assessment report drawn up by a large social media company on its compliance with the Digital Services Act (case 1746/2024/MIG) | Recommendation | European Ombudsman

Researchers eager to begin work under DSA Article 40(12) may be deterred by uncertainty about what data counts as ‘publicly accessible,’ writes Daphne Keller.

Source: How the Meaning of ‘Publicly Accessible’ Shapes Researcher Data Rights Under the DSA