ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Erik Stallman

Erik Stallman is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and the Associate Director of the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at Berkeley Law. His research and clinical work focus primarily on copyright and telecommunications laws and policies.

POSTS BY Erik Stallman

22 February 2024

A Systemic Approach to Implementing the DSA’s Human-in-the-Loop Requirement

Policymakers and the public are increasingly concerned about a lack of transparency and accountability in content moderation. Opaque and incontestable content moderation decisions have potential impacts on freedom of expression and media freedom, and well-known issues of discrimination and bias. Our focus here is on how Article 20 DSA can and should be interpreted going forward. Specifically, does Article 20 require a human content moderator to review every content moderation decision on request? And should it? Continue reading >>