News and Research articles on Code of conduct

Institutionalising data solidarity? The making of expertise in the EU Social Economy Code of Conduct for data sharing

Dwayne Ansah, Utrecht University
Mai Ishikawa Sutton, Commons Network
Sophie Bloemen, Commons Network
Bonno Pel, Utrecht University
PUBLISHED ON: 6 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2059

This paper offers an insider account of collaborative drafting of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in the Social Economy, revealing institutionalisation dynamics in data governance geared towards solidarity.

Despite their active and growing involvement in monitoring the implementation of the “Code of Conduct on countering illegal hate speech online”, civil society organisations have been barred from translating this expanded role into enhanced influence at the policy-making level.