Algorithm expert Yves Punie (ECAT): 'The time of the Wild West on social media is over'

This article, published on Belgian outlet DataNews discusses the efforts led by Yves Punie, Deputy Head of the European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT), to support the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA regulates online intermediaries and platforms such as marketplaces, social networks, content-sharing platforms, app stores, and online travel and accommodation platforms. Its main goal is to prevent illegal and harmful activities online and the spread of disinformation. It ensures user safety, protects fundamental rights, and creates a fair and open online platform environment.

Punie and his team of professionals, including psychologists, AI specialists, software engineers, and legal experts, use access granted by the DSA, to ascertain the transparency of their algorithms, which dictate the content seen by users. 

You can read the article here.