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6 Notre Dame J. on Emerging Tech. 1 (2025)

handle is hein.journals/ndjet6 and id is 1 raw text is: NOTRE DAME JOURNAL ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES VOLUME 6 March 2025 ISSUE 1 © 2025 Alessia Zornetta ARTICLES CLEARING THE HAZE: IS THE EU DIGITAL SERVICES ACT FINALLY FORCING PLATFORMS TO OPEN UP ABOUT CONTENT MODERATION? ALESSIAZORNETTA Abstract This article presents a comparative analysis of transparency reporting practices by Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Search Engines (VLOSEs) in the context of the Digital Services Act (DSA), aiming to assess the legislation's impact on enhancing transparency in online platforms' operations. The DSA, a landmark EU regulation, mandates rigorous transparency obligations to promote accountability. Through an examination of transparency reports from 19 VLOPs and VLOSEs, this article reveals the changes induced by the DSA transparency mandates. Despite the regulatory push for enhanced transparency, the findings suggest that post-DSA transparency reports continue to fall short in providing the depth, breadth, and quality necessary for effective cross-comparison and scrutiny. The article proposes specific implementation measures to address the gaps left by the DSA as well as recommendations for DSA-like regulatory efforts outside of the European Union. Individuals and nonprofit institutions may reproduce and distribute copies of this article in any format, at or below cost, for educational purposes, so long as each copy identifies the Author, provides a citation to the Notre Dame Journal on Emerging Technologies, and includes this provision and copyright notice.