Information, Networking & Support for
Platform Data Access
Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) requires platforms to grant data access to researchers and non-profit organisations in order to detect, identify and understand systemic risks in the European Union.
The DSA 40 Data Access Collaboratory provides up-to-date information on the legislation’s implementation, networking activities, and advisory services for researchers, lawmakers, and the interested public.
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The DSA40 Data Access Tracker
Keep track of your access application
We call upon researchers and other non-profit organisations to share their data access requests with us, so that we can
- inform the public about the success rate of access requests
- develop guidance for successful access requests
- inform ongoing regulatory processes
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Access Tracker Insights
38
complete applications registered
30
applications have been decided by the platforms
37
applications have requested public data
★ 18
applications were accepted by the platforms
Our Projects
Access Tracker
Track your data access application and help us to support future data access requests.
Publications
Browse everything we have published on DSA Article 40 and data access.
Questions & Answers
Here, we try to collect everything you need to know about data access in the DSA and beyond.
Community Meetup
Join our regular video calls to exchange with other researchers working with or on data access mechanisms.
Issue Tracker
Experiencing issues with data access? Check here if other researchers have already flagged the issue or submit one yourself.
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Newsletters
Read our previous newsletters and sign up to stay informed about everything related to DSA Article 40.
Media Outputs
12.11.
2025
In Critical Condition – How To Stabilize Researcher Data Access?
Tech Policy Press
09.11.
2025
Why Independent Researchers Need Better Access to Platform Data
Tech Policy Press
10|21.07. 2025
Time To Deliver: Stakeholder Roles in the EU’s Delegated Act on Data Access
Tech Policy Press [en] |
Tagesspiegel Background [de]
03.07. 2025
Zugang für Forschung: So müssen Online-Dienste ihre Datensilos öffnen
netzpolitik.org
Upcoming events
Past Activities
25-26.09.
2025
DSA40 Data Access Days
09-10.04.
2025
Public Data Access Hackathon
The DSA 40 Collaboratory Core Team
Ulrike Klinger
Principal Investigator
University of Amsterdam
Jakob Ohme
Principal Investigator
Weizenbaum Institute
LK Seiling
Collaboratory Coordinator
Sophia Graf
Executive Assistant