European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)

European Commission

The Commission helps to shape the EU’s overall strategy, proposes new EU laws and policies, monitors their implementation and manages the EU budget. It also plays a significant role in[...]

AWO

AWO is a law-firm and consultancy that has extensive research in providing in governments, NGO’s, foundations, and companies with legal and compliance advice on a wide range of online safety[...]

Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Privacy and data protection

EDMO Working Group for the Creation of an Independent Intermediary Body to Support Research on Digital Platforms

Sixteen representatives of very large online platforms, academia, and civil society have begun work to develop an organizational model for a new independent intermediary body that will facilitate data sharing[...]

Subject tag: Data Access | Privacy and data protection

Research report | Submission/proposal/advocacy/recommendation

Report of the European Digital Media Observatory’s Working Group on Platform-to-Researcher Data Access

This report summarizes the work and shares the findings of a cross-sector, multi-stakeholder Working Group established by the European Digital Media Observatory(EDMO) in May 2021 to begin drafting a Code[...]

Published date: March 21, 2023

Subject tag: Data Access

Major Platforms Disinformation Fight Under Scrutiny in new CoP Monitor Report

According to the CoP Monitor, evidence is lacking for the biggest platforms’ claims on taking the fight against disinformation seriously. A new report led by EDMO Ireland Policy Lead Dr[...]

Published date: September 7, 2023

Subject tag: Disinformation and misinformation