Response to the Consultation on the Delegated Regulation on Data Access provided for in the Digital Services Act

Abstract

This response provides feedback on the Delegated Regulation on Data Access provided for in the Digital Services Act. It is informed by a variety of exchanges with empirical platform researchers across Germany and Europe. The first section highlights clarifications and proposed procedures for non-public data access which are practical, workable or welcomed by scientists for other reasons. The second section outlines further opportunities for clarification, additions, or modifications to the draft text, particularly regarding the data access procedure, the data access portal, the types of data, as well as the documentation and modalities of data access.