From governments
Governments produce transparency products too, and these can include legislation, policy and reports from a range of countries around the world, including supranational entities such as the European Commission. This page lists products and outputs produced by governments.
Government policy documents
Supervision of the designated very large online platforms and search engines under DSA
This page provides an overview of the designated Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) supervised by the Commission and the main enforcement activities.
Published date: March 1, 2024
Subject tag: Disinformation and misinformation
Transparency center | Transparency report
DSA Transparency Database Dashboard
The dashboard provides a user-friendly and interactive interface to explore summarized data, offering a comprehensive overview. Start exploring the data by clicking on different elements. You can navigate across the[...]
Published date: January 31, 2024
Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism
Data sharing mechanism or programme
Data sharing to foster information as a public good: the case of media viability and safety of journalists in the digital ecosystem
Harnessing defined data from platforms can advance public interest in many ways, but specifically also in regard to two distinct issues: (i) protecting journalists online, and (ii) supporting the economic[...]
Published date: December 1, 2023
Subject tag: Data Access | Privacy and data protection
Best practice guide | Submission/proposal/advocacy/recommendation
Protecting people from illegal harms online: summary of each chapter
This document sets out a high-level summary of each chapter of Ofcom’s illegal harms consultation to help stakeholders navigate and engage with our consultation document. The full detail of Ofcom’s[...]
Published date: November 9, 2023
Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism
Data sharing mechanism or programme | Transparency center | Transparency report
DSA Transparency Database
The DSA Transparency Database is structured in a way that enables transparency and scrutiny over the content moderation decisions of online platforms. This page explains what type of information is[...]
Published date: September 26, 2023
Subject tag: Content moderation | Data Access | Government transparency | Meaningful transparency | Transparency
Data sharing mechanism or programme | Transparency center
DSA Transparency Database – Statement of Reasons
On this page, you can search for statements of reasons submitted by providers of online platforms. You can use the free text search box to look for specific words within[...]
Published date: September 26, 2023
Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism
Transparency center | Transparency report
Code of Practice on Disinformation: new reports available in the Transparency Centr
All major online platform signatories of the Code of Practice on Disinformation (Google, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok) have delivered a second set of reports on the implementation of the Code[...]
Published date: September 26, 2023
Subject tag: Advertising | Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Government transparency | Privacy and data protection | Terrorism and violent extremism
Research report
Evaluating recommender systems in relation to illegal and harmful content
Recommender systems are widely used on user-to-user services (U2U), helping people find the content they love while also helping creators find their audiences. In this way, recommender systems improve allocative[...]
Published date: July 6, 2023
Subject tag: Algorithmic systems | Child safety | Disinformation and misinformation | Harmful content | Illegal content | Recommender systems | Terrorism and violent extremism
Submission/proposal/advocacy/recommendation
Access to Social Media Data for Public Interest Research: Lessons Learnt & Recommendations for Strengthening Initiatives in the EU and Beyond
This Policy Paper was produced as part of the project Digital Policy Lab (DPL), funded by the German Federal Foreign Office. The responsibility for the content lies exclusively with ISD[...]
Published date: May 3, 2023
Subject tag: Data Access | Disinformation and misinformation | Government transparency
Legislation or legislative material
Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
The “Kids Online Safety Act” is a bill introduced in the United States Senate by Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn in February 2022 and reintroduced in May 2023; the[...]
Published date: May 2, 2023
Subject tag: Child safety
