Dear community members! Intrigued by the Digital Services Act (DSA) but hesitant to delve into it alone? Let us do it together! *After two successful sessions* - 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 - *continue unpacking 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. *What did we have already?* 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 in the coming days! Webinar 2, December 7 - we focused on the DSA provisions *Recommender Systems* and *Terms of Service* with a specific emphasis on compliance by TikTok. We analyzed how the DSA influences TikTok's platform documentation and the contractual relationship between the platform and its European Union consumers. *This week:* *Webinar 3, December 14, 16:00 CET* - we intend to pivot towards the crucial subject of *enforcement*. Our legal experts, Catalina Goanta and Jacob van de Kerkhof, will explore two key aspects: firstly, how the DSA establishes the concept of "Trusted Flaggers" and defines their role in content moderation as a measure against illegal content on platforms; secondly, how to interpret the DSA's data access provisions for monitoring and evaluating platform compliance, as well as enabling "vetted researchers" to conduct research on systemic risks. 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/