News and Research articles on Recommendation algorithms

Regulation of news recommenders in the Digital Services Act: empowering David against the Very Large Online Goliath

Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam
Max van Drunen, University of Amsterdam
Sanne Vrijenhoek, University of Amsterdam
Judith Möller, University of Hamburg – Leibniz Institute for Media Research (HBI)

PUBLISHED ON: 26 Feb 2021

​A much anticipated provision in the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Service Act is Art. 29 DSA - the provision about recommendation algorithms. In this brief commentary we reflect on the background, purpose and potential of Art. 29 to address the effects of recommenders for users and society.