nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20221108-215619-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 221108s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20221108-215619-0 doi eng 342 23 Geese, Alexandra Author aut Why the DSA could save us from the rise of authoritarian regimes Geese, Alexandra Verfassungsblog 2022-11-08 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The rise of extremist right-wing governments, as observed recently in Italy, is closely linked to the business models of large digital platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. Their algorithms polarise debates and stir up emotions because that enables them to keep people on their screens for longer and show them advertising. The European Union’s Digital Services Act is the framework to address this dangerous development. CC BY-SA 4.0 Authoritarianism content moderation Digital Services Act DSA Platform Governance Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/dsa-authoritarianism/ raw object