I'm excited - I genuinely believe this is an exciting step in exploring what DSA Data Access can do. The request is now with the platforms, so let's see what happens.

More on DSA anniversary: algorithmwatch.org/en/birthday-...

We also did a happy birthday video: www.instagram.com/reel/DPTE9fd...

We are making a request to 6 big tech platforms to provide regular delivery of their most viewed content — specifically, top 1,000 most viewed posts, per platform, per EU member state, for an initial six month period, to 20 civil society and research organisations who have signed on to this request.

I'm not sure I understand?

In the USA, we can clearly see certain views being punished by use of official powers, including the chair of the hearing Jim Jordan - see @mmasnick.bsky.social being excellent on the hypocrisy of censors like Jordan and Musk www.techdirt.com/2024/08/09/j...

The letters lay out, in a balanced and realistic way, how the laws are content-neutral - they don't hand the EU power to remove particular views they don't like, and if the EU was to try such a thing there's loads of safeguards to push against that. Unlike in the US, it increasingly seems.

But good news: We can get reliable information on laws such as the Digital Services Act via very helpful letters from a group of superb experts led by @hutko.bsky.social

husovec.eu/wp-content/u...

husovec.eu/wp-content/u...

Next post will be shorter, probably about academic-nonacademic collaborations. If you haven't subscribed already, do so or DM me your email.

It's a bit of a thought-dump, wayyy longer than I'd usually write, and I'm still not entirely happy with it - but it's good to have the thoughts on digital paper anyway. I'll be returning to these thoughts, so input welcome.

Thanks Alex - but link is broken? Absolutely agree in principle though, and also you have to rely on what Google categorises as a "topic" etc. But I think it's still good for directional trends - looking for big clear shifts not v specific stuff