Mathias Vermeulen

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Reads and writes about EU #techpolicy #digitalservicesact #contentregulation #privacy #disinformation #accesstodata.

Director at AWO, ex UN, European Parliament, EUI and Mozilla.

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Websitehttps://www.awo.agency
Latest articlehttps://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/84
Old SSRN pagehttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=929086
Birdsitehttps://twitter.com/mathver
Mathias VermeulenDec 5, 2023
Renee DiRestaDec 4, 2023

The opening post of an important new coverage theme on Just Security. These attacks are happening to so many people who work on various facets of election protection and it’s critical to understand just how coordinated and deliberate it is.

https://www.justsecurity.org/90417/americas-election-officials-fight-disinformation-and-death-threats-ahead-of-2024/

America's Election Officials Fight Disinformation and Death Threats Ahead of 2024

Disinformation stemming from the 2020 vote still leads to overwhelming records requests, retirements, and threats towards election officials.

Just Security
Show threadMathias VermeulenNov 29, 2023
X also asks to disclose direct "and indirect" sources of funding (5/9). #dsa
Show threadMathias VermeulenNov 29, 2023
If you scroll down X's developer's platform site you can fill in a form 2/9) #dsa
Mathias VermeulenNov 29, 2023
X has - rather quietly - rolled out a new way to provide researchers access to public data on X, as required per article 40.12 of the Digital Services Act. How can you do get access? See the thread below 👇#dsa (1/9)
Show threadMathias VermeulenNov 29, 2023
This brings you to the application form (a google doc) which is pretty much in sync with similar forms that I analysed (new paper on this topic coming soon-ish btw) #dsa (3/9) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo0O-D6Kxa3cV4g1JLz2T_0Sk3hdEnTdv8dJmibagCnzJ7kg/viewform&followup=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdo0O-D6Kxa3cV4g1JLz2T_0Sk3hdEnTdv8dJmibagCnzJ7kg/viewform&ltmpl=forms&authuser=0
Show threadMathias VermeulenNov 29, 2023
However,there are some notable elements in the application form. In order to determine whether researchers are "independent from commercial interests" (as required by article 40.8.b) X asks information about a much broader category of affiliated entities to assess an application (4/9) #dsa
Mathias VermeulenJul 4, 2023
Kate StarbirdJul 2, 2023
In ~2014, my colleague & I argued that social media (esp. Twitter) had become part of the critical infrastructure of disaster response. People were turning to Twitter during crises to share information about impacts and resources. Disaster responders were using the data shared there for situational awareness, and were communicating in real-time with their constituents. Today’s events underscore just how dangerous it is for society to come to rely on private platforms as critical infrastructure.
Mathias VermeulenApr 28, 2023
The European Commission is looking for input to answer the following questions by the 25th of may to inform its delegated act on access to data, a crucial piece to finetune Article 40 of the Digital Services Act. https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13817-Delegated-Regulation-on-data-access-provided-for-in-the-Digital-Services-Act_en
European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say

European Commission - Have your say
Mathias VermeulenMar 20, 2023
Théophile LenoirMar 7, 2023

The DSA is so embedded in European values that it might prove inefficient outside Europe.

In essence the DSA tries to find the right balance between values such as freedom of expression and regulation, or between privacy and transparency.

The problem is that, in countries where these values are not shared across the political spectrum, this balance can prove counterproductive.

My last piece for Tech Policy Press @justinhendrix

https://techpolicy.press/can-the-dsa-be-useful-outside-europe/

Can the DSA be Useful Outside Europe?

Beyond the broadest of principles, our common interest often breaks down, writes Théophile Lenoir.

Tech Policy Press
Mathias VermeulenMar 17, 2023

Here's #chatgpt4 System Card, which includes "a high-level overview of the safety processes OpenAI adopted to prepare GPT-4 for deployment" https://cdn.openai.com/papers/gpt-4-system-card.pdf

If you are interested in getting access to their Researcher API you can apply here https://share.hsforms.com/1b-BEAq_qQpKcfFGKwwuhxA4sk30 #ai #openai #chatgpt