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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 · 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

📢 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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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 · 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 · 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.

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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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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 · 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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