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Ben Wagner

Dr. Ben Wagner is an Assistant Professor at TU-Delft, where his research focuses on technology policy, human rights and accountable systems.

POSTS BY Ben Wagner

04 Januar 2021

Ben Wagner, Heleen Janssen

A first impression of regulatory powers in the Digital Services Act

The EU Commission Proposal for a Digital Services Act (DSA), released on 15 December 2020, is one of the cornerstones of the Commission’s ‘A Europe Fit for the Digital Age’ political agenda. The regulatory model proposed in the DSA is highly centralised, with the Commission putting itself forward as the sole regulator with teeth vis-à-vis Big Tech, or “very large platforms”. A choice which builds on the failings of the GDPR, but creates tensions with general requirements of independence and impartiality of regulators. Continue reading >>

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