Vom "Ringen um Definitionen und Sanktionen", von "pauschaler Breitseite" gegen EU", Diskussion um Pressefreiheit: Es ging im Digitalausschuss des Bundestags um Transparenz bei politischer Werbung.

Zusammenfassung hier von @roofjoke: https://netzpolitik.org/2026/politische-online-werbung-bundestag-soll-schutz-der-pressefreiheit-sicherstellen/

Very good to see a reflection on a completed (albeit rejected) data access process under the DSA.

The four takeaways from @goanta and Anda Iamnitchi were interesting to read @dsaobservatory: https://dsa-observatory.eu/2026/03/12/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-reflections-on-a-rejected-art-40-dsa-data-access-request/

Important initiative: "Tech researchers sue Trump over visa bans" >> https://www.npr.org/2026/03/09/nx-s1-5741213/trump-censorship-visas-deportation-lawsuit

"The suit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment with an official policy to deny visas to or deport noncitizens who work on or study social media platforms, fact-checking or other activities the government deems "censorship" of Americans' speech. It argues that amounts to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination."

Additional info + full complaint here: https://knightcolumbia.org/content/technology-researchers-challenge-trump-policy-threatening-deportation-for-work-on-social-media-platforms-and-online-harms

Researchers won a legal case to access X's public data under the DSA.

From those involved in the case (@Freiheitsrechte and DRI @Meyer_Resende) ➡️

What the Berlin ruling changes for researchers
1. Access to platform data is a subjective right of researchers
2. Who counts as a “researcher”?
3. Setting the data protection benchmark
4. Systemic risks: the ruling confirms a broad and inclusive interpretation

https://www.techpolicy.press/how-researchers-won-a-legal-fight-to-access-xs-data-under-the-dsa/

"Overblocking", Risikoberichte, "trusted flagger": Immer wieder werden diese Themen aus dem DSA als mögliche Gefahren für die Meinungsfreiheit aufgeführt.

Und immer wieder gibt es gute Texte, die diese Kritik einordnen und teils entkräften.

Zuletzt von M. Kettemann und W. Schulz in der FAZ: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien-und-film/medienpolitik/digital-services-act-schutz-der-meinungsfreiheit-statt-zensur-110847167.html

(Deutlich umfangreichere Version hier: https://leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-publications/meinungsaeusserungsfreiheit/)

Geht (beabsichtigt oder nicht) auf so gut wie alle Punkte aus diesem Text ein: https://www.welt.de/debatte/article699d8291d2efdf1bd0d30a72/digital-services-act-so-gefaehrdet-die-eu-die-meinungsfreiheit.html

Looking at Meta and TikTok, this report compares US litigation and EU-level risk assessments (from the DSA) regarding potential risks posed by platforms.

https://kgi.georgetown.edu/research-and-commentary/measuring-risk-what-eu-risk-assessments-and-us-litigation-reveal-about-meta-and-tiktok/

Part of the conclusion:
- US litigation surfaces novel/unknown documents but is reactive/late
- DSA risk assessments are proactive/early but mostly state platform policies

Summarized at Tech Policy Press: https://www.techpolicy.press/what-us-lawsuits-reveal-about-platform-design-that-dsa-reports-dont/

Some great insights/summary of US efforts to badmouth and unduly pressure NGOs, thus undermining DSA enforcement (because DSA enforcement relies in part on the important research fron outside of bureaucracies).

@fantafanta and @harmbotje at @FTM_nl: https://www.ftm.eu/articles/trump-allies-fight-target-europe-battle-big-tech

"Laws like the the DSA apply to all online platforms, regardless of where they are based"

"The strong reactions to the Digital Services Act demonstrate the law’s power incurbing Big Tech andit shows the need for rapid enforcement."

--> @bitsoffreedom via @edri: https://edri.org/our-work/us-pressure-on-the-digital-services-act-in-the-netherlands/