nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20210907-214355-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 210907s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20210907-214355-0 doi eng 342 23 Leerssen, Paddy Author aut Platform research access in Article 31 of the Digital Services Act Sword without a shield? Leerssen, Paddy Verfassungsblog 2021-09-07 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Over the past year, dominant platforms such as Facebook have repeatedly interfered with independent research projects, prompting calls for reform. Platforms are shaping up as gatekeepers not only of online content and commerce, but of research into these phenomena. As self-regulation flounders, researchers are hopeful for Article 31 of the proposed Digital Services Act, on “Data Access and Scrutiny” - a highly ambitious tool to compel access to certain data, but researchers also need a shield to protect them against interference with their independent projects. funded by the government CC BY-SA 4.0 Academic Freedom DSA Platform Governance Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/power-dsa-dma-14/ raw object