Dear community members! Intrigued by the Digital Services Act (DSA) but hesitant to delve into it alone? Let us do it together! *After a successful first session* - Catalina Goanta, Associate Professor in Private Law and Technology at Utrecht University, Taylor Annabell, Postdoctoral researcher for the ERC-funded HUMANads project at Utrecht University, and myself, Tom Divon, PhD researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - *will continue unpacking the basics of the DSA for media scholars.* Recently, regulation has garnered significant attention in media studies, yet deciphering complex legislation remains challenging. The Digital Services Act, a crucial piece of legislation, redefines platform liability within the EU. Amidst the optimistic expectations about its impact, our goal is to demystify and clarify the realities by delving into the underlying legal standards. *LAST WEEK:* *Webinar 1*, *November 30* - we focused on providing a comprehensive overview of the characteristics, goals, and framework of the DSA and placing it in the context of prior European legal structures. The recording of this session will be released soon! *TODAY:* *Webinar 2*, *December 7, 16:00 CET* - our focus will be on the DSA provisions *Recommender Systems* and *Terms of Service* with a specific emphasis on compliance by TikTok. We aim to analyze how the DSA influences TikTok's platform documentation and the contractual relationship between the platform and its European Union consumers. *NEXT WEEK:* *Webinar 3, December 14, 16:00 CET* - our focus will be on the explicit provisions regarding transparency and enforcement as embodied in the DSA Transparency Database. We warmly invite researchers from all corners of the globe to join us, regardless of their familiarity with the law or the DSA, and whether or not they attended our first session. Please sign in using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMlrLtPMAIonKjeVcPCGmWKkUZdjiKwr-T... Join us for a regulation rollercoaster! -- *Tom Divon* Media & Culture R*esearcher* Dept. of Communication & Journalism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Sammy Ofer School of Communications, IDC, Herzliya Tel: +972-547-532681 [image: Twitter] <https://twitter.com/TomDivon>[image: Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/divon.tom/>[image: Facebook] <https://www.facebook.com/tom.divon> *Publications*: Playful Activism: Memetic Performances of Palestinian Resistance in TikTok #Challenges <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20563051231157607>. Playful Publics on TikTok: The Memetic Israeli-Palestinian War of #CHALLENGE <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366530633_Playful_Publics_on_TikTok_The_Memetic_Israeli-Palestinian_War_of_CHALLENGE> . #JewishTikTok: The JewToks' Fight against Antisemitism <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359548581_JewishTikTok>. Serious TikTok: Can You Learn About the Holocaust in 60 seconds? <https://reframe.sussex.ac.uk/digitalholocaustmemory/2022/03/24/can-you-learn-about-the-holocaust-in-60-seconds-on-tiktok/> PERFORMING DEATH AND TRAUMA? PARTICIPATORY MEM(E)ORY AND THE HOLOCAUST IN TIKTOK# POVCHALLENGES <https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/12995> visit my web! https://tomdivon.com/