Project title: Transnational Data Collaboratives through the EU Digital Service Act (DSA): Advancing platform research for Latin America feminist organizations
Project description: Research on the EU Digital Services Act's new data-sharing regime and its opportunities to advance platform transparency and close the data divide for non-EU organizations, journalists, and digital researchers working in assessing the negative effects of social media on civic discourse, and gender and racial equity in Latin America. Supporting the collection, processing, and synthesis of insights from over 15 interviews with policy, data, and digital rights specialists across Europe, North America, Africa, and Latin America, focusing on the aforementioned themes. Assisting in the conceptualization, preparation, and execution of an in-person workshop in June 2024 for 10-12. women digital researchers from feminist organizations in Latin America. The goal of this event is to pinpoint critical data needs for data-access partnerships under the Digital Service Act.