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The Digital Services Act (DSA) creates an unprecedented level of public oversight of online platforms across the Union, both at national and EU level.

ECAT news announcement published on El País, Spain.

ECAT news announcement published on EU business, Belgium.
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The JRC in Seville welcomed over 40 global experts for the Stanford AI Auditing Conference, co-organised by the Stanford Cyber Policy Center, ECAT, and the International Association of Algorithmic Auditors.

On 25 June 2025 in Athens, at the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT 2025), JRC researchers presented their analysis of how to investigate algorithmic-driven risks in online platforms and search engines.

On 22 May, Alberto Pena Fernandez, Head of the JRC Algorithmic Transparency Unit, presented the mission and activities of the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT) to the RedIRIS community in Toledo.
Read new ECAT report summarising insights from expert researchers.
On 11 February, ECAT took part in a Safer Internet Day event hosted by Webwise in Ireland. You can watch the recording of our presentation now.

At the ECAT Research Workshop 2024, experts gathered to tackle algorithmic transparency, content moderation, and platform accountability. Discover the insights shaping the future of digital fairness and trust.

We're looking for an IT Security Officer to join our team. Apply by 10 January!
Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) grants vetted researchers world-wide unprecedented access to the data of very large online platforms and search engines (VLOPs and VLOSEs) to study systemic risks in the European Union.
At this year’s RecSys conference in Bari, ECAT researcher João Vinagre gave a keynote focusing on the implications of EU regulation for the RecSys Community.

We're looking for an applied data scientist to join ECAT to work on DSA enforcement. Apply by 23 September!