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Vortrags- und Diskussionsreihe "Show & Tell – Social-Media-Daten in der Forschungspraxis"
Applications via the EU's DSA Data Access Portal: An Introduction
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Description
Researchers can submit requests to the EU's "Data Access Portal" to obtain non-public data from very large online platforms in certain cases. What information do researchers need to provide and what documentation could be useful? What happens to the request after it has been submitted? The presentation offers an overview of the portal and provides some practical tips on submitting a request.
The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) allows researchers to obtain data from very large online platforms and search engines, if certain criteria are met. This data must be used to explore questions about how platforms work and the risks that may be associated with them, such as potential negative effects of algorithmic recommender systems, risks to minors or the dissemination of illegal content such as counterfeit products or depictions of child abuse. Providing data access to researchers is a new obligation for very large online platforms, which has only been in use in full since October 2025. The data access rules will have to prove themselves in the coming months and years, based on applications from researchers. The first step researchers have to take in accessing data is to submit an application via the EU's "data access portal." Applications are processed by the Digital Services Coordinators - the authorities that, together with the European Commission, are responsible for enforcing the DSA. The presentation provides an overview of the data access portal and some practical tips on how to apply: What information do researchers need to provide and what documentation could be useful? What happens to the request after it has been submitted?
Speaker
Dr. Julian Jaursch has been working on the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) for several years. At the independent think tank interface (formerly Stiftung Neue Verantwortung), he dealt with this and other topics. Currently, he is an adviser at the German Digital Services Coordinator.
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Die Vortrags- und Diskussionsreihe "Show & Tell – Social Media-Daten in der Forschungspraxis" wird vom Arbeitskreis 'Social-Media-Daten in der NFDI organisiert, einer Initiative von Text+ gemeinsam mit BERD@NFDI, KonsortSWD und NFDI4Culture im Rahmen der Nationalen Forschungsdateninfrastruktur.
Die dreiteilige Serie zum DSA wird kuratiert und moderiert von Katrin Weller, Yannik Peters und Johannes Gruber (GESIS – Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften).
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Anmeldung zu Anträge über das DSA-Datenzugangsportal der EU: Eine Einführung
