Coming back to the office after 2 months to find out that #Amazon,

the 4th largest company *in the world* by revenue,

which runs an #ecommerce website with 2+ billion monthly users,

argues its "fundamental rights" have been violated by the @EU_Commission because they designated Amazon as #VeryLargeOnlinePlatform under the #DigitalServicesAct.

You can't make this shit up.

#VLOP #DSA #humanrights #PlatformRegulation

For @edri I've recently written a comment about the @EU_Commission's #DSA Stakeholder Event in July and what the #EU should do *right now* to start enforce the #DigitalMarketsAct and the #DigitalServicesAct.

https://edri.org/our-work/regulating-big-tech-in-europe-with-the-digital-services-act-digital-markets-act/ #DMA #PlatformRegulation #gafam #bigtech

Are you back from vacation already? Then here's a save the date for you: 📅

Together with @jjaursch I am organizing an event at the beginning of September, on how 🇩🇪 will implement the #DSA by appointing an #DSC (in🇩🇪, but we'll have🇺🇸subtitles soon after). #Platformregulation

Deutschlands Plattformaufsicht im Aufbau: Hintergrundgespräch mit Andrea Sanders-Winter (Bundesnetzagentur) zum Digital Services Coordinator #DSC.

🗓️06.09.2023, 16-17 Uhr
Anmeldung: https://t.co/32kbNpiRAl

📢 "How platforms govern users’ copyright-protected content: Exploring the power of private ordering and its implications", new #OpenAccess article w/ Giovanni de Gregorio & J.C. Magalhães on the Computer Law & Security Review

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0267364923000031

On my end, For my part, this article is part of my ongoing NWO Veni project "Responsible Algorithms: How to Safeguard Freedom of Expression Online", as well as the H2020 reCreatingEU project.

#PlatformRegulation #contentmoderation #copyright

This wraps up our background discussion. Thank you for tuning in!
Many thanks to @rochelag for answering our questions today. Please also follow @JJaursch if you are interested in our work on #platformregulation. #DSA

Missed the event? We will upload a trancsript and a recording in the coming days. #DSA
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Lots of digital rights movement at Unesco (last toot is a job opening on social implications of AI) but it hasn't all been uncontroversial. Article 19 points out the risks to free speech in Unesco's digital platform regulation guidelines: https://www.article19.org/resources/unesco-digital-platform-regulation-guidelines-risks-free-speech/

#contentmoderation #platformregulation

Quelle surprise: EU warns Musk that Twitter faces ban over content moderation https://on.ft.com/3XKySqU

#moderation

#TwitterTakeover #platformregulation

#Job opportunity: #EuropeanCommission is hiring experts to enforce the #DigitalServicesAct | #DSA #Democracy #FundamentalRights #Law #Tech #GAFAM #EU #Platformregulation #AI #GDPR https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/job-opportunity-european-commission-hiring-experts-enforce-digital-services-act

Today we hosted an event on #HumanRights based #PlatformRegulation at #IGF2021, thank you for your contributions, especially G. Mroczkowski @IABEurope & K. Fuchikawa of @osaka_uni_e

For those who missed it, you can find the recording here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=za6JOhcuThY

#TH59 Takeaways:

Clock's ticking: tomorrow 8.30am (UTC) we are having a multi-stakeholder talk on human rights-based approaches to platform regulation. In addition our speakers' expertise, we're looking forward to your contributions!

Interested? Please enroll here: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2021-town-hall-59-a-human-rights-based-approach-to-regulating-platforms

#IGF2021 #TH59 #HumanRights and #PlatformRegulation