Martin Husovec
@hutko.bsky.social
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A few weeks ago, I filed a Comment with @hutko.bsky.social and @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy in Bluesky’s TOS consultation. It urged them to build and maintain some key legal/content management infrastructure for distributed moderation on ATProto. 1/
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September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A few weeks ago, I filed a Comment with @hutko.bsky.social and @mallory.techpolicy.social.ap.brid.gy in Bluesky’s TOS consultation. It urged them to build and maintain some key legal/content management infrastructure for distributed moderation on ATProto. 1/
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DTSP has launched a new working group on DSA Article 21 out-of-court dispute settlement! Looking forward to engaging with a wide array of stakeholders as part of this effort.
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
🚨 New from DTSP: we’re launching a Working Group on Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement under Article 21 of the #DSA.
Goal: ensure online platforms resolve disputes openly and fairly to deliver benefits for all users. 👉
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Goal: ensure online platforms resolve disputes openly and fairly to deliver benefits for all users. 👉
dtspartnership.org/press-releas...
DTSP Announces New Working Group on Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement - Digital Trust & Safety Partnership
New Initiative Will Develop Industry Best Practices and Proposals Under Article 21 of the EU Digital Services Act Brussels – The Digital Trust & Safety Partnership (DTSP) is excited to announce the fo...
dtspartnership.org
September 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
DTSP has launched a new working group on DSA Article 21 out-of-court dispute settlement! Looking forward to engaging with a wide array of stakeholders as part of this effort.
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
cc: @hutko.bsky.social @niklaseder.bsky.social @gateklons.bsky.social @daphnek.bsky.social @mathver.bsky.social
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This letter is important. It is a careful, detailed, scholarly, and accurate explanation of the elements of the DSA and EU law that prevent the DSA from being a "censorship" law in the first place. The list of EU expert signatories is stellar. @hutko.bsky.social @joanbarata.bsky.social
I also joined 30+ EU and US scholars on the DSA in letter debunking Jim Jordan's claims that the Digital Services Act is a censorship law (it's content neutral) and that it censors US speech (it applies only inside the EU) husovec.eu/wp-content/u...
husovec.eu
September 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This letter is important. It is a careful, detailed, scholarly, and accurate explanation of the elements of the DSA and EU law that prevent the DSA from being a "censorship" law in the first place. The list of EU expert signatories is stellar. @hutko.bsky.social @joanbarata.bsky.social
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Very happy to be a signatory to this letter drafted by @hutko.bsky.social countering Trumpian misinformation on DSA. Please read thread. I also note Martin's kind offer to provide DSA training to US politicians at 1% cost 🤣
But good news: We can get reliable information on laws such as the Digital Services Act via very helpful letters from a group of superb experts led by @hutko.bsky.social
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September 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Very happy to be a signatory to this letter drafted by @hutko.bsky.social countering Trumpian misinformation on DSA. Please read thread. I also note Martin's kind offer to provide DSA training to US politicians at 1% cost 🤣
Martin's DSA Newsletter #7 is out: www.platform.courses/blog/martin-...
July 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Martin's DSA Newsletter #7 is out: www.platform.courses/blog/martin-...
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If this isn’t on your reading list, it absolutely should be. A remarkable document in many ways. (Remember, this is Council of Europe, not EU - so directly relevant to UK and the ECHR.)
Not Ofcom, for a change. CoE draft #OnlineSafety Recommendation consultation closes 8 August. www.coe.int/en/web/freed...
Public consultation on the draft Committee of Ministers recommendation on online safety and empowerment of content creators and users - Freedom of Expression - www.coe.int
Strasbourg, France 26 June 2025
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July 9, 2025 at 7:55 AM
If this isn’t on your reading list, it absolutely should be. A remarkable document in many ways. (Remember, this is Council of Europe, not EU - so directly relevant to UK and the ECHR.)
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brilliant new research by my team's research assistant Ioan Paul Sipos, who compiled a list of third-party companies selling platforms DSA compliance-related services! a v useful resource for anyone interested in how the regulatory compliance sausage gets made
www.dsadecoded.com/third-party-...
www.dsadecoded.com/third-party-...
Third Party Database — DSA Decoded
www.dsadecoded.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
brilliant new research by my team's research assistant Ioan Paul Sipos, who compiled a list of third-party companies selling platforms DSA compliance-related services! a v useful resource for anyone interested in how the regulatory compliance sausage gets made
www.dsadecoded.com/third-party-...
www.dsadecoded.com/third-party-...
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This is probably one for the DMA afficionad@s - Apple is suing the Commission
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CURIA - List of results
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June 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This is probably one for the DMA afficionad@s - Apple is suing the Commission
curia.europa.eu/juris/liste....
curia.europa.eu/juris/liste....
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new article in @europeanlawopen.bsky.social on the concept of systemic risks in the DSA. what does it mean that we think of all kinds of social issues linked to online platforms as 'risks' to be managed? find out this way: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Governing platforms through corporate risk management: the politics of systemic risk in the Digital Services Act | European Law Open | Cambridge Core
Governing platforms through corporate risk management: the politics of systemic risk in the Digital Services Act
www.cambridge.org
June 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
new article in @europeanlawopen.bsky.social on the concept of systemic risks in the DSA. what does it mean that we think of all kinds of social issues linked to online platforms as 'risks' to be managed? find out this way: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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I recent read this forthcoming book by @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1... It's a really forensic and detailed critique of the often unprincipled and illiberal caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights on hate speech. Essential reading if you're writing in the area.
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights | Natalie Alkiviado
This book argues that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) should reconsider its approach to hate speech cases and develop a robust protection of freedom
taylorfrancis.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I recent read this forthcoming book by @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/1... It's a really forensic and detailed critique of the often unprincipled and illiberal caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights on hate speech. Essential reading if you're writing in the area.
This an interesting comparative report on online safety regulations around the world (hat tip to Cesare Pitea) bhr.stern.nyu.edu/publication/...
NYU Stern Center for Business & Human RightsOnline Safety Regulations Around The World: The State of Play and The Way Forward – A Resource Guide
Our new resource guide breaks down and analyzes 26 online platform regulations around the world across 19 jurisdictions, and offers a blueprint for future regulation of the online space consistent wit...
bhr.stern.nyu.edu
April 30, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This an interesting comparative report on online safety regulations around the world (hat tip to Cesare Pitea) bhr.stern.nyu.edu/publication/...
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Knight Institute Condemns Trump Administration’s Effort to “Subjugate Universities to Official Power.” See statements from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & @alexabdo.bsky.social below:
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March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Knight Institute Condemns Trump Administration’s Effort to “Subjugate Universities to Official Power.” See statements from @jameeljaffer.bsky.social & @alexabdo.bsky.social below:
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
ECtHR will soon decide on a case similar to the US TikTok ban. It concerns the blocking of Russian websites in Ukraine based on national security grounds. See our intervention: husovec.eu/wp-content/u... I sincerely hope that ECtHR is more thoughtful about freedom of expression than SCOTUS.
husovec.eu
January 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
ECtHR will soon decide on a case similar to the US TikTok ban. It concerns the blocking of Russian websites in Ukraine based on national security grounds. See our intervention: husovec.eu/wp-content/u... I sincerely hope that ECtHR is more thoughtful about freedom of expression than SCOTUS.
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First was an excellent discussion with @hutko.bsky.social on interpreting the DSA through the prism of the DMA at the Digital Markets Research Hub. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKOY... (2/5)
Martin Husovec, LSE Law School: Digital Services Act through the Prism of the Digital Markets Act
YouTube video by Digital Markets Research Hub
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January 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
First was an excellent discussion with @hutko.bsky.social on interpreting the DSA through the prism of the DMA at the Digital Markets Research Hub. Highly recommend www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKOY... (2/5)
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Great news: the Hungarian attempt to force through EU mass surveillance of photos, text messages, etc. (#chatcontrol) failed today. It will certainly be resurrected in the new year though, so please support your local digital rights group in fighting for privacy. x.com/echo_pbreyer...
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December 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Great news: the Hungarian attempt to force through EU mass surveillance of photos, text messages, etc. (#chatcontrol) failed today. It will certainly be resurrected in the new year though, so please support your local digital rights group in fighting for privacy. x.com/echo_pbreyer...
[Event alert] "Decoding DSA Risk Assessments and Audits", 22.1.2025 at LSE. I will interview @agnekaarlep.bsky.social, Curtis Barnes, and Prof. Lorna Woods - three leading (industry / academic) experts - about the first batch of reports. Pre-registration here: husovec.eu/2024/12/save...
December 5, 2024 at 9:22 AM
[Event alert] "Decoding DSA Risk Assessments and Audits", 22.1.2025 at LSE. I will interview @agnekaarlep.bsky.social, Curtis Barnes, and Prof. Lorna Woods - three leading (industry / academic) experts - about the first batch of reports. Pre-registration here: husovec.eu/2024/12/save...
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How the ineluctable logic of the UK Online Safety Act led Ofcom to designate hyperlinks as an illegality risk factor. And more... #OnlineSafetyAct #SafetyByDesign www.cyberleagle.com/2024/12/safe...
Safe speech by design
Proponents of a duty of care for online platforms have long dwelt on the theme of safety by design. It has come to the fore again recently w...
www.cyberleagle.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:10 PM
How the ineluctable logic of the UK Online Safety Act led Ofcom to designate hyperlinks as an illegality risk factor. And more... #OnlineSafetyAct #SafetyByDesign www.cyberleagle.com/2024/12/safe...
EY, Deloitte, and KMPG are the main auditors so far. Only Wikipedia & X hired someone else.
December 4, 2024 at 7:14 PM
EY, Deloitte, and KMPG are the main auditors so far. Only Wikipedia & X hired someone else.
shout out to @alhohlfeld.bsky.social for the tracking of all the DSA risk assessments, audits, implementation reports, and more here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
DSA: Risk Assessment & Audit Database
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December 4, 2024 at 12:43 PM
shout out to @alhohlfeld.bsky.social for the tracking of all the DSA risk assessments, audits, implementation reports, and more here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation
Link here:
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November 29, 2024 at 10:06 AM
I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation
Link here:
science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New podcast! Robert Gorwa is the author of the new book The Politics of Platform Regulation: How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation, out from Oxford University Press. The book advances a theoretical model for explaining the adoption of these different regulatory strategies.
robert-gorwa-tackles-the-politics-of-platform-regulation | TechPolicy.Press
Robert Gorwa is the author of a new book from Oxford University Press.
www.techpolicy.press
December 1, 2024 at 6:01 PM
New podcast! Robert Gorwa is the author of the new book The Politics of Platform Regulation: How Governments Shape Online Content Moderation, out from Oxford University Press. The book advances a theoretical model for explaining the adoption of these different regulatory strategies.
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This is really getting quite remarkable
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
November 19, 2024 at 9:39 PM
This is really getting quite remarkable
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
• BlueSky user numbers have doubled in the past week and now total 3.5 million across US & UK 🚀
• Number of people deleting their X/Twitter account remains way up
And the next chart is particularly notable...
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New podcast! I spoke to law scholar Martin Husovec, author of the new book Principles of the Digital Services Act, about the rollout of the DSA and topics ranging from systemic risk and transparency reporting to trusted flaggers and more. www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-th...
Unpacking the Principles of the Digital Services Act with Martin Husovec | TechPolicy.Press
A conversation on the rollout of the DSA, ranging from systemic risk and transparency reporting to trusted flaggers and more.
www.techpolicy.press
October 29, 2024 at 2:22 PM
New podcast! I spoke to law scholar Martin Husovec, author of the new book Principles of the Digital Services Act, about the rollout of the DSA and topics ranging from systemic risk and transparency reporting to trusted flaggers and more. www.techpolicy.press/unpacking-th...
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Periodic reminder that I made a #trustandsafety starter pack. Let me know about new arrivals who should be added to this list!
October 23, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Periodic reminder that I made a #trustandsafety starter pack. Let me know about new arrivals who should be added to this list!
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New EU Digital Services Act delegated act on data access for researchers just dropped.
This has been expected for months!
(HT @hutko.bsky.social)
This has been expected for months!
(HT @hutko.bsky.social)
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
ec.europa.eu
October 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM
New EU Digital Services Act delegated act on data access for researchers just dropped.
This has been expected for months!
(HT @hutko.bsky.social)
This has been expected for months!
(HT @hutko.bsky.social)