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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today the European Commission took a significant step by designating three new Very Large Online Platforms or Search Engines (VLOPSEs): 1️⃣ ChatGPT 2️⃣ Reddit 3️⃣ Roblox This means researchers will be eligible for data access to these platforms starting January 2027. But what makes this so significant?

PRESS RELEASE
Publication 31 August 2026

Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act

Today, the Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), as well as Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs), under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Text "Digital Services Act" inside a white triangle inside a white triangle against a purple background.

These services declared that they reach at least 45 million average monthly users in the EU and thus meet the threshold for designation.

Following the notification of the designations, these services have four months, i.e. by January 2027, to comply with the additional DSA obligations for VLOPs and VLOSEs, such as assessing and mitigating the systemic risks stemming from their service and algorithmic systems related to the dissemination of illegal content, the negative effects on minors, users’ physical and mental well-being, fundamental rights, electoral processes and public security.

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The #DSA40 Collaboratory newsletter #4 is out! Catching up on enforcement, court rulings, and everything data access 🔍 Inside you'll find: 🤝 Community initiatives 💡 Practical tips for data access applications 📅 Sept 2025–May 2026 DSA enforcement timeline 📚 Summer reading list

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Yesterday @cnam-ie.bsky.social published a new version of their Guidance for Data Access Applications to "non-public" data under Art. 40(4-11) DSA. What's new? At first glance that's hard to say.

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🚨 Reminder: Tomorrow we close data collection for our planned publication. Please support us by adding your application to the DSA 40 Data Access Tracker and sharing the tracker with others who have applied for access: 👉 www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica...

the famous Anakin-Padme meme.
Anakin says: "I've made a data access request under Art. 40 DSA"
Padme responds, excitedly: "And registered it in the tracker, right?"
Anakin looks back silently.
Padme, worried: "You've registered it in the tracker, right?"

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Researchers, journalists, civil society folks & policymakers — come have breakfast with us! 🥐 19 May @ Weizenbaum Institute, Berlin (2nd day of #rp26) We're talking platform data, DSA Article 40, and how it contributes to a competitive EU. 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-breakfast/

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

If your request has been decided, please update it. Please also forward this call to researchers, journalists, or civil society groups who've applied for data access but have not yet used the tracker. We'll use the insights gathered across submissions to further develop our existing guidance!

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📢 Final days to contribute to the DSA 40 Data Access Tracker. This month, we're making one last push to collect as many data access experiences as possible before we lock the dataset for our first publication. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟮 𝗠𝗮𝘆. 👉 www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica...

Bernie Sanders meme saying "I am once again asking for your application data"

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

🚨 First DSA Art. 40(4) data access decisions are in! Coimisiún na Meán has sent out its first responses to researcher applications. Did you apply for DSA data access? Log it in the DSA40 Tracker (takes ~10 min): www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica... Your input helps build researcher support tools!

The DSA40 Data Access Tracker
Keep track of your access application

We call upon researchers and other non-profit organisations to share their data access requests with us, so that we can

- inform the public about the success rate of access requests
- develop guidance for successful access requests
- inform ongoing regulatory processes

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Freiheitsrechte.org - GFF @freiheitsrechte.org · 17/02/2026

Durchbruch für digitale Rechte – und für den Kampf gegen #Desinformation und #Wahlbeeinflussung online: Das Kammergericht Berlin entschied heute, dass die Plattform #X unserer Partnerorganisation @democracyreporting.bsky.social Zugang zu #Forschungsdaten geben muss. 💪

Zitatkachel mit dem GFF-Juristen Joschka Selinger: „Auch die großen Digitalkonzerne stehen nicht über dem Gesetz. Der DSA ist ein scharfes Schwert für digitale Rechte und Plattformregulierung.“

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We've published an Open Letter urging EU policymakers to reject the Digital Omnibus' proposed Amendment to Article 12(5) GDPR, which would undermine citizens' data access rights & the researchers who depend on them for #DataDonation research. Read & sign: shorturl.at/e1mr4 - your signature matters.

the background depicts the proposed amendment, the foreground reads "Open Letter: The Amendment to Article 12, paragraph 5 GDPR in the Omnibus Proposal Undermines Evidence-Based Policymaking"

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Today in Tech Policy Press: @markscott.bsky.social and our coordinator @lkseiling.bsky.social write about the precarious state of data access - and the care required to realise its potential as a foundational democratic function. The full article is freely accessible through the link below ⬇️

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Oliver Marsh does tech policy @olivermmarsh.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Excited to have used the brand new Digital Services Act 40.4 Data Access Portal to request data on Google AI Overviews. Thanks to support from @spielkamp.bsky.social @lejlamarcius.bsky.social & Michele Loi, plus great prep resources from @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social, @bnetza.bsky.social & others

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LK Seiling @lkseiling.eurosky.social · 24/10/2025

The key terms here are: 1) burdensome procedures 2)burdensome tools While the findings themselves are not public, let's take a closer look 🧵👇

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

We already have over 100 sign-ups but a few spots are still available for Day 1 of the Data Access Days on research access to platform data under the Digital Services Act (DSA) — happening on 25 September 2025. Join us in Berlin! 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-... #DSA40 #DigitalServicesAct

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It’s been a while — but our newsletter is finally here! In this edition, we skip the “risk in focus” to bring you: 🛠️ An update on what we’ve been doing 📊 Our top 5 insights data access highlights 🗓️ An overview of upcoming calls, workshops, and ongoing surveys dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Register to the #DSA40 Data Access days today before we reach maximum capacity! Join us in Berlin, September 25 & 26 - to connect and collaborate around DSA-based data access! More info here: dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...

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Data Access Days – DSA 40 Collaboratory

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

For Tech Policy Press, the Collaboratory's core team and @claesdevreese.bsky.social outline key provisions, changes from the draft version, and stakeholder responsibilities clarified by the recently adopted delegated act on data access.

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Wanna know what changed between the Draft of the Delegated Act on Research Data Access in the #DSA? We've aligned the relevant passages and just published the comparison on our website: dsa40collaboratory.eu/dda-da-compa... Data & code used are available on our github: github.com/access-colla...

A visual comparision between Recital 12 of the draft delegated act (DDA) and Recital 13 of the adopted version (DA), which cover the same content. Multiple highlights show text removed from the DDA in red, text added in the DA in green, and changes in references (e.g. article numbers and/or paragraph labels) in yellow.

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

📢 Big news for platform researchers across Europe and beyond: Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.

dark blue background. on it, there is text saying "The Delegated Act on 40.4 DATA ACCESS is here", "Delegated Act on 40.4 DATA ACCESS" is yellow, the other text is white.

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Platforms need to be researched on the risks they pose to society, like our civic discourse or our mental health. But the relationships between researchers, platforms and regulators are complicated. @lkseiling.bsky.social presenting their work on the #DSA at #WIConf2025

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Want to request platform data under Art. 40 DSA? Our new #DSA40 Q&A explains 🇪🇺 the legal background, 📝 how to request data (public & non-public), and 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 next steps. Based on work by Julian Jaursch & @lorenzspreen.bsky.social —thank you for letting us build on it! dsa40collaboratory.eu/faq/

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Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Ahead of the German Federal Elections🗳️, civil society orgs closely monitored digital election risks📈, assessing party strategies and platform compliance under the Digital Services Act (DSA) and AI Act. A week after the polls closed ⬇️

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Kirsty Park @kirstypark.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Are you interested in accessing platform data as a vetted researcher under Article 40 of the DSA? Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey from the Irish DSC and share it with colleagues. www.cnam.ie/industry-and...

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Vetted Researcher Data Access - Coimisiún na Meán

Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) makes provision for researchers to access data from Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) or Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) for the purposes of st...

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Lion Wedel @lionw.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

You experience the same? Get in touch with @lkseiling.bsky.social and the @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social !

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

New Policy Paper: @lkseiling.bsky.social, @dscheykopp.bsky.social, & @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social provide feedback on the Delegated Regulation on Data Access outlined in the #EU Digital Services Act #DSA. ➡️ www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/... @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Today, 3 members of our core team published a text on the draft delegated act today. They summarise the draft, point out what's good and provide a critique of why it falls short in providing a solid foundation for risk governance by not ensuring reliability & accessibility of non-public data access.

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

@alhohlfeld.bsky.social created this overview over the risk reports - feel free to add information if you know about some of the missing reports docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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DSA: Risk Assessment & Audit Database

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We just published our second newsletter! This time we cover: 📃 the draft delegated act on data access ⛔ known issues around public and non-public data access 🗳️ election interference as a risk in focus and 📜 other developments around the DSA take a look: dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

Our first #DSA40 data access newsletter is out now! It contains 👥 update on the Collaboratory 📜 new platform data access developments 🗞️ news relating to various risks Each month, we'll also discuss one risk in depth. This time: Image-based sexual abuse. dsa40collaboratory.eu/newsletters/...

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 28/06/2024

You received data access based on a #DSA40 data access request but quality of the data received was lacking? We're putting together a working group of affected/interested parties to systematically evaluate data quality of existing research APIs. Join here: nuudel.digitalcourage.de/arbeitsgrupp...

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Arbeitsgruppe Datenqualität [erstes Treffen] - nuudel

Im August 2023 trat der Digital Services Act (DSA) in Kraft. Art. 40 verlangt, dass Plattformen Forschern und gemeinnützigen Organisationen Datenzugang gewähren, um systemische Risiken in der EU zu er...

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 21/06/2024

We are at #ICA24 - find and check out our flyers if you are too! If aren't conferencing at the Gold Coast: don't worry - on dsa40collaboratory.eu you'll find information, reports, and a tracker where you can register your data applications to help us ensure better data access for everyone!

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 05/06/2024

To everyone who has applied for Data Access based on Article 40 DSA: No matter if rejected, accepted or pending, let us know about your application! Data from our #DSA40 Data Access Tracker serves as a basis for better support for future applications: www.soscisurvey.de/DSA40applica...

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DSA40 Data Access Tracker

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · 16/05/2024

We're looking for someone to support us with our work on #DSA40 Data Access! www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/... [a solid grasp of German is a requirement.] Please share and forward to anyone that could be interested in helping ensure better data access in the future!

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Studentische / wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (m/w/d), Arbeitszeit 10 Stunden/Woche

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