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Am 28. Januar veröffentlichte der von den Republikanern geführte Justizausschuss des US-Repräsentantenhauses ein Dokument der EU-Kommission, das die Begründung für eine gegen die Plattform X verhängte Geldstrafe in Höhe von 120 Millionen Euro wegen Nichteinhaltung des Digital Services Act (DSA) enthält.
Weizenbaum-Forscher:in @lkseiling und @olivermarsh von @algorithmwatch ordnen das ein:

https://www.techpolicy.press/what-the-x-fine-reveals-about-data-access-under-article-40-of-the-digital-services-act/

LK Seiling Jan 13

RE: https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/115865514665481624

Anyone interested in drafting an Art. 40(4) DSA access request to make use of the fact that X has to retain information? Looks like a great chance to figure out, how the @grok account fits into X' internal governance/moderation structures.

LK Seiling Jan 1

Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Dec 31

RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115814539858136408

Also available as video on PeerTube:

https://peertube.dair-institute.org/w/cNdmpvRHXWCVeNT79woWJ1

LK Seiling Dec 30

Weizenbaum-Institut Dec 30

You‘re a researcher investigating large digital platforms? This talk at #39c3 by @lkseiling #DSA40 and David Wegmann gives you a heads up about all the types of headaches you’ll get asking for data access.

LK Seiling Dec 30

Weizenbaum-Institut Dec 30

Letzter Tag #39c3 🚀 Ein letztes Schmankerl haben wir noch für euch: @lkseiling spricht gleich noch über YouTube Datenspenden.

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We, the EU, and 1064 Danes decided to look into YouTube: A story about how the EU gave us a law, 1064 Danes gave us their YouTube histories, and reality gave us a headache

https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2025/fahrplan/event/we-the-eu-and-1064-danes-decided-to-look-into-youtube-a-story-about-how-the-eu-gave-us-a-law-1064-danes-gave-us-their-youtube-histories-and-reality-ga

[39c3] We, the EU, and 1064 Danes decided to look into YouTube: A story about how the EU gave us a law, 1064 Danes gave us their YouTube histories, and reality gave us a headache

**Talk Description** In this talk, we explore what happens when the European Union’s data access laws meet the practical realities of platform research. The talk opens with a shared introduction, where David and LK set the stage: why social media...

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LK Seiling Dec 27

Weizenbaum-Institut Dec 27

Moin #39c3! Wir freuen uns, dieses Jahr wieder dabei zu sein. 🚀 Hier findet ihr einen Überblick unserer Talks: https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/weizenbaum-institut-goes-39c3/

LK Seiling Dec 18

Weizenbaum-Institut Dec 18

Wer hat schon Vorfreude auf den #39c3 POWER CYCLES? Das Weizenbaum-Institut ist auch wieder dabei! Unsere Wissenschaftler:innen @Rainer_Rehak, @lkseiling, @annca und Marlene Kulla haben Vorträge und Workshops im Gepäck 👉 https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/weizenbaum-institut-goes-39c3/

LK Seiling Oct 29

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Triple ⁂Oct 29

I just learnt some amazing news: my contraception is working!

After wearing my AndroSwitch ring for a bit more than 3 months, I made a spermogram and it came back absolutely perfect. Meaning less than 1 million units per milliliter, and without mobility. Which means that I'm virtually sterile. Without any medication, hormone or surgical intervention. And reversible. How innovative is that??

#androswitch #contraception

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LK Seiling Oct 24

Since Meta and TikTok have been asked to respond individually, achieving such harmonisation seems unlikely—unless both researchers and regulators actively push for it. I have high hopes 😉

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LK Seiling Oct 24

2) Burdensome tools
The data access tools provided under Article 40(12) are also inadequate. Both Meta and TikTok reportedly supply incomplete data with questionable accuracy.
Researchers need a baseline standard: a minimum set of comparable, high-quality data from all platforms, along with robust quality checks to ensure validity.