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Nov 9, 2023 7 tweets 2 min read Read on X
Currently reading Google's DSA transparency report. Some (unorganised) first impressions below:

First, the internal appeals seems to be succesful. For starters, it's actually being used by thousands of users (DMCA counternotice *this is not*), and over two thirds are succesful! Image
I wonder if we'll see those numbers rise as users familiarise themselves with this new process...

What's more - appeals fast. The median time to resolve appeals is <1 day on most services. Image
Uptake of the abuse provision seems...modest, if not entirely trivial. I wonder how this compares to other platforms? And what's the delta compared to self-regulation? Image
On YouTube, it's surprising to me that we see more actions against ads than against user content. What's going on here?

The overall volume of ads must be smaller, but the standards are stricter. Image
Measures: visibility restrictions *far* outstrip conventional account suspension. This isn't surprising but interesting to see it confirmed and quantified in such stark numbers. Image
On third party notices: the bulk is copyright on YouTube and defamation on Maps (presumably: corporate libel of some sort?).

An important clarification for those who associate the DSA with more political & cultural themes. Image
*Minor correction: I meant to write that *about* two thirds of appeals are succesful, not *over*. Haven't run the numbers yet 👼

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Mar 19, 2020
📢New draft paper 📢

"The Soap Box as a Black Box: Regulating transparency in social media recommender systems"

Very excited to share since this is a real passion project of mine. A quick summary below /1

osf.io/preprints/lawa…
Calls for transparency in social media recommenders aren't just academic theory anymore, they're widespread in recent European policymaking. There is a *lot* happening in this space, but I think we're missing key opportunities.
As you all know, 'transparency' is a very broad term and can imply all sorts of measures. Looking at recent standards, I see three general types:
(1) user-facing disclaimers,
(2) government oversight, and
(3) data-sharing partnerships with academia and civil society.
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