Major platforms, minor users: ECAT Workshop Book of Abstracts

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Themes: Online marketplaces · Online platforms · Search services

Ecosystems: EU Digital Services Act

The Workshop took place in Seville and gathered around 100 researchers to discuss insights on systemic risks of online platforms, particularly of very large online platforms and search engines (VLOPs and VLOSEs), as set out in the Digital Services Act (DSA). For the 2025 edition of the Workshop, the specific focus was on potential risks to the mental and physical health of children and young people, and how these can be mitigated. Preceding the workshop, ECAT ran a call for contributions which received 52 high-quality submissions from fields such as law, computer science, psychology and sociol

The Workshop took place in Seville and gathered around 100 researchers to discuss insights on systemic risks of online platforms, particularly of very large online platforms and search engines (VLOPs and VLOSEs), as set out in the Digital Services Act (DSA). For the 2025 edition of the Workshop, the

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