Leerssen, P. J. (2024). Outside the Black Box: From Algorithmic Transparency to Platform Observability in the Digital Services Act. Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/4.2.3
Leerssen, P. (2023). An end to shadow banning? Transparency rights in the Digital Services Act between content moderation and curation. Computer Law and Security Review, 48, Article 105790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2023.105790[details]
Leerssen, P., Dobber, T., Helberger, N., & de Vreese, C. (2023). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the Facebook Ad Library to hold online advertising accountable. Information, Communication & Society, 26(7), 1381-1400. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.2009002[details]
Leerssen, P., Dobber, T., Helberger, N. & de Vreese, C. (2022). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the Facebook Ad Library to hold online advertising accountable. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17694191.v2
Leerssen, P., Dobber, T., Helberger, N. & de Vreese, C. (2021). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the facebook ad library to hold online advertising accountable. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17694191.v1
Leerssen, P., Dobber, T., Helberger, N. & de Vreese, C. (2022). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the Facebook Ad Library to hold online advertising accountable. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17694191.v2
2021
Leerssen, P. J. (2021). Platform research access in Article 31 of the Digital Services Act. In R. Heiko, S. Marlene, & T. Erik (Eds.), To Break Up or Regulate Big Tech? Avenues to Constrain Private Power in the DSA/DMA Package (pp. 55-61). Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3932809
Keller, D., & Leerssen, P. (2020). Facts and Where to Find Them: Empirical Research on Internet Platforms and Content Moderation. In N. Persily, & J. A. Tucker (Eds.), Social Media and Democracy: The State of the Field, Prospects for Reform (pp. 220-251). (SSRC Anxieties of Democracy). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108890960.011[details]
Leerssen, P. J. (2020). The Soap Box as a Black Box: Regulating Transparency in Social Media Recommender Systems. European Journal of Law and Technology, 11(2). https://ejlt.org/index.php/ejlt/article/view/786
Leerssen, P., Ausloos, J., Zarouali, B., Helberger, N., & de Vreese, C. H. (2019). Platform ad archives: promises and pitfalls. Internet Policy Review, 8(4). https://doi.org/10.14763/2019.4.1421[details]
Leerssen, P. (2015). Cut Out By The Middle Man: The Free Speech Implications Of Social Network Blocking and Banning In The EU. Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Law, 6(2), 99-119. https://www.jipitec.eu/issues/jipitec-6-2-2015/4271[details]
Leerssen, P. J. (2024). Jawboning and lawboning: comparing platform-state relations in the US and Europe. Web publication or website, CELE. https://observatoriolegislativocele.com/
Leerssen, P. J. (2024). Rb. Amsterdam 5 juli 2024, Shadow banning op X. Case note on: Rechtbank Amsterdam, 5/07/24 ( ECLI:NL:RBAMS:2024:3980 ). Mediaforum, 2024/4.
Leerssen, P. (2021). Platform research access in Article 31 of the Digital Services Act: Sword without a shield?. Web publication or website, Verfassungsblog. https://doi.org/10.17176/20210907-214355-0[details]
Heldt, A., Kettemann, M. C., & Leerssen, P. (2020). The Sorrows of Scraping for Science: Why Platforms Struggle with Ensuring Data Access for Academics. Web publication or website, Verfassungsblog. https://doi.org/10.17176/20201130-220222-0[details]
Leerssen, P. (2020). [Review of: D. Erdos (2019) European Data Protection Regulation, Journalism, and Traditional Publishers: Balancing on a Tightrope?]. European Data Protection Law Review, 6(1), 158-160. https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2020/1/22[details]
van Eechoud, M., van Velze, S., Caspers, M., Eskens, S. J., Leerssen, P., Austere, L., Broomfield, H., De Terwanghe, C., Ellis, J., Hittmar, G., Morando, F., Lubarda, M., van Loenen, B., Sappa, C., & de Vries, M. (2014). D2.2: Position paper access to data. LAPSI 2.0 Thematic Network. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/lapsi-position-paper-access-data[details]
Leerssen, P. J. (2022). Computerrecht 2022/97. 97. Case note on: Rb. Noord-Holland, 6/10/21, C/15/319230 / KG ZA 21-432, ECLI:NL:RBNHO:2021:8539 (Kamerlid tegen LinkedIn). Computerrecht, 2022(3), 223-230. [details]
Leerssen, P., Maalderink, R., & McGonagle, T. (2016). Compilation of selected best practices for the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2016)4 & Proposals for further follow-up activities: Council of Europe Steering Committee on Media and Information Society Workshop : How to protect journalists and other media actors in Europe: implementing the Council of Europe's standards : Strasbourg, 30 June 2016. IViR. https://rm.coe.int/selected-best-practices-for-implementation-of-cm-rec-2016-4/1680726c3b[details]
van Hoboken, J., Leerssen, P. & van Duin, A. (2024). Luminate Foundation Research Grant.
Ausloos, J., Leerssen, P. & Khanna, S. (2024). ARILS Methods and Interdisciplinary Research Fund.
Leerssen, P. (2023). DTDM Seed Funding Grant.
Helberger, N., Ausloos, J. & Leerssen, P. (2020). Commissioned to write a report for Algorithm Watch, Platforms and Transparency.
Lidmaatschap / relevante positie
Leerssen, P. (2024-2025). Member of Supervisory Committee (begeleidingscommissie) onderzoek “Haalbaarheid ontwikkeling duidingskader extremistische en terroristische content (…), Ministerie van Justitie (WODC), Den Haag.
Leerssen, P. (2024-2025). Member of Committee on Data Scraping, .
Leerssen, P. (2024-2025). Columbia-Hertie working group on building capacity and mobilizing funding for data access, storage, and analysis, Columbia University.
Leerssen, P. (24-02-2024). EenVandaag TV [Television]. Wat verandert er met de Digital Services Act voor het verspreiden van nepnieuws? En 7 andere vragen van jullie beantwoord.
Leerssen, P. (27-01-2024). Strengste regels voor platforms lijken aan ´problematisch´ Telegram voorbij te gaan [Web] NOS. Strengste regels voor platforms lijken aan ´problematisch´ Telegram voorbij te gaan. https://nos.nl/l/2506461
Leerssen, P. (20-11-2023). Slechts 1 Nederlandstalige moderator op X en onduidelijkheid over "shadow banning": deze info moeten onlineplatformen voortaan prijsgeven. Slechts 1 Nederlandstalige moderator op X en onduidelijkheid over "shadow banning": deze info moeten onlineplatformen voortaan prijsgeven. https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/11/16/dsa-eerste-rapporten/
Leerssen, P. (15-06-2022). The Tricky Business of Elon Musk Getting Twitter Fire-Hose Access [Web] Wired Magazine. The Tricky Business of Elon Musk Getting Twitter Fire-Hose Access. https://www.wired.co.uk/article/elon-musk-twitter-firehose
Leerssen, P. (editor) (2023-2025). Mediaforum (Journal).
Spreker
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (24-5-2025). Approaches to DSA data access, CPDP 2024, Brussels.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (29-11-2024). The Political Economy of Content Moderation, Digital Legal Talks 2024, Utrecht.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (28-11-2024). PLSC Session: Regulating pressing systemic risks – but not too soon? Comparative Analysis of the Implementation of Data Access Requests to Platform Data under Article 40(4) of the EU Digital Services Act, Digital Legal Talks 2024, Utrecht.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (19-11-2024). European Commission Webinar on DSA delegated act on data access, European Commission.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (9-10-2024). De DSA en desinformatie, Symposium Brinkhof Internetscriptieprijs.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (26-6-2024). Systemic Risks under the DSA, European Rights & Risks: Stakeholder Engagement Forum.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (11-6-2024). Expert governance in the DSA, SciencesPo DSA & Free Expression Workshop.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (7-6-2024). The Political Economy of Content Moderation, Conflicts and Communities: SciencesPo Young Digital Law Conference 2024.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (4-5-2024). Private enforcement of the DSA, CDT Civil Society Roundtable.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (19-3-2024). Expert Briefing on Demotion, Meta Oversight Board.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (19-3-2024). The Digital Services Act, Vrije Universiteit (VU).
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (24-1-2024). Leiden University Workshop on Disinformation and Human Rights in Context - Panel I The Media, Online Platforms and Emerging Technologies, Leiden University Workshop on Disinformation and Human Rights in Context.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (15-1-2024). LSE Digital Accountability Workshop, LSE Digital Accountability Workshop .
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (9-10-2023). Desinformatie en de DSA, Kritische mening of opzettelijk nepnieuws? .
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (27-9-2023). Seeing outside the (black) box: From algorithmic transparency to platform observability in the Digital Services Act, Hertie School.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (27-9-2023). Seeing outside the (black) box: From algorithmic transparency to platform observability in the Digital Services Act, Hertie School of Governance.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (8-9-2023). Angry nerds: content creators, community moderation and corporate control in Magic the Gathering, GIKII Conference 2023.
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker) (19-6-2023). Media Law Resource Center Conference 2023, Media Law Resource Center Conference 2023.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (23-5-2023). REGULATED SELF-REGULATION FOR PLATFORM GOVERNANCE AND CONTENT MODERATION, ADM+S BIRMINGHAM WORKSHOP: Standards and assurance for data-driven technologies .
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (4-5-2023). De DSA en desinformatie, Beeld & Geluid Rondetafel Desinformatie.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (4-4-2023). Outside the (Black) Box: From Algorithmic Transparency to Platform Observability in Social Media Regulation, Platform Governance Research Network (PlatGovNet) conference.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (1-2-2023). The role of National Regulatory Authorities in the Digital Services Act, The role of National Regulatory Authorities in the Digital Services Act.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (13-6-2022). Transparency in the Digital Services Act, European Media Lawyer's Conference 2022.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (29-5-2022). An End To Shadow Banning? Transparency rights in the Digital Services Act between content moderation and curation, the 72nd annual conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), 26-30 May 2022, Paris, France.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (20-5-2022). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the Facebook Ad Library to hold online advertising accountable, Global Conference on Transparency Research, Copenhagen.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (11-5-2022). An end to shadow banning? Transparency rights in the Digital Services Act between contet moderation and curation, DIMACS Workshop on Computer Science & Law.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (13-12-2021). Intermediary Liability & Platform Responsibility, University of Utrecht.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (8-12-2021). Shadow banning, downranking and other secret sanctions: on the transparency of non-takedown content moderation., Digital Legal Talks.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (26-11-2021). Workshop on DSA and fundamental rights, EuroISPA.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (15-10-2021). Adhoc DSA/DMA Working Group on "must carry obligations" of editorial content, European Parliament, Greens/EFA.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (22-9-2021). News from the ad archive: on journalistic usage of the Facebook Ad Library, Future of Journalism Conference.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (7-9-2021). The Soap Box as a Black Box: Regulating Transparency in Social Media Recommender systems, ECREA 2021.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (1-9-2021). Regulation of and by recommender systems, Bilgi IT Law Institute International Summer School on AI.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (24-6-2021). Transparency in ranking algorithms and recommender systems, Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) Lunch Talk Series.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (22-6-2021). Safeguards for freedom of expression in the regulation of algorithmic ranking and recommendations, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (25-3-2021). News from the ad archive: on journalistic usage of the Facebook Ad Library, First Annual Conference of a Platform Governance Research Network .
Leerssen, P. (invited speaker), Appelman, N. (invited speaker) & Sax, M. (speaker) (17-12-2020). Platform Monopolies, Conglomerates and The Digital Markets Act, PEPTalk #1: Big Tech Platform Power Regulation .
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (2-12-2020). News from the archive: an empirical study of ad archive journalism, Digital Legal Talks.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (26-11-2020). The Soap Box as a Black Box: Regulating Transparency in Social Media Recommender Systems, VSNU Digital Society Conference 2019.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (5-11-2020). IGF Glossary Project: defining platform governance, Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2020.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (20-4-2020). The Soap Box as a Black Box: Regulating Transparency in Social Media Recommender Systems, At the Crossroads: Towards a new European Communication Framework?.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (2-2-2020). The Soap Box as a Black Box: Regulating Transparency in Social Media Recommender Systems, Leuven AI Law & Ethics Conference.
Leerssen, P. (speaker) (18-10-2019). Platform ad archives: promises and pitfalls, European Advisory Group of Social Science One Workshop: Removing Barriers to Digital Platform Transparency across Europe.
Andere
Leerssen, P. (participant) (9-12-2024). European Commission DSA Data Access Roundtable, Brussels. Expert policy workshop with European Commission, academic researchers and big tech industry representatives. (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) & Albert, J. (participant) (18-11-2024). DSA Observatory Expert Workshop on Researcher access to platform data (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (23-10-2024). Assessing collective Private Parties’ Litigation in the Economy of Data (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (organiser), Gorwa, R. (participant), Weigl, L. (participant) & Poell, T. (participant) (11-10-2024). Spui25: The Politics of Platform Regulation. book presentation with author Rob Gorwa and panelists Thomas Poell & Linda Weigl (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (organiser) & van Hoboken, J. (organiser) (1-7-2024 - 5-7-2024). IViR Summer Course on European Platform Regulation. Organised international course for academics and professionals. (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (31-5-2024). IViR Lecture Series: Kate Klonick (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (16-5-2024). Delimiting Systemic Risks in Social Media Governance: Putting the DSA Into Practice. SciencesPo online workshop (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (organiser) (15-2-2024). DSA and Platform Regulation Conference 2024, Amsterdam. Organising lead for plenary programme on 16 February. (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Ó Fathaigh, R. (participant), van Hoboken, J. (participant), Helberger, N. (participant), Leerssen, P. (participant) & Quintais, J. (organiser) (15-2-2024 - 16-2-2024). DSA and Platform Regulation Conference 2024, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...). https://dsa-observatory.eu/the-dsa-and-platform-regulation-conference-2024/
Leerssen, P. (participant) (15-1-2024). LSE Digital Accountability Workshop (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (6-12-2023). DSA rondetafelgesprek Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
van Duin, A. (organiser), Leerssen, P. (organiser), Buri, I. (participant) & Appelman, N. (participant) (1-12-2023). Expert workshop 'Navigating the DSA's procedural turn: lessons from consumer law for ODR' (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (6-7-2023). Digital Services Act Stakeholder Event: Shaping the Future of Digital Services. Moderated panel on data access (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (organiser), van Hoboken, J. (organiser) & Buri, I. (organiser) (3-7-2023 - 7-7-2023). IViR Summer Course on European Platform Regulation (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (consultant) (1-6-2023 - 30-1-2024). Expert consultant on implementing regulation for researcher data access in the Digital Services Act, European Commission (DG Connect) (consultancy).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (23-4-2023). Mozilla Workshop on Access to Public Data, Brussels (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Ausloos, J. (organiser), Leerssen, P. (organiser) & van Drunen, M. (organiser) (15-3-2023). Researcher Access in the Digital Services Act, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (organiser), van Drunen, M. (organiser) & Ausloos, J. (organiser) (15-3-2023). Researcher Access in the Digital Services Act, Amsterdam (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (14-2-2023). The Politics of Platformization (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (host) (1-2-2023 - 2-3-2023). Dwayne Winseck (hosting a visitor).
Leerssen, P. (consultant) (1-7-2022 - 31-1-2024). Expert advisor to European Commission on implementation of Article 40 DSA, European Commission (DG Connect) (consultancy).
Noroozian, A. (organiser) & Leerssen, P. (organiser) (22-11-2021). Roundtable on Platform Transparency, Accountability, and Auditing. Roundtable on Platform Transparency, Accountability, and Auditing (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (1-6-2021). Hertie School Workshop on Detecting Digital Market Dominance (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (11-5-2021). Ada Lovelace Institute Workshop on the UK AI Strategy. Ada Lovelace Institute Workshop on the UK AI Strategy (11 May 2021) (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (14-4-2021). Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Expert Workshop on Hate Speech (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (31-3-2021). European Commission Stakeholder Workshop on transparency in sponsored political content. (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (organiser) (29-1-2021). Computers, Privacy and Data Protection Conference. Panel: Towards Research Access for Platform Data. (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (29-6-2020). CEU Webinar on Free vs Protected Information (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (16-6-2020). Humboldt Institute on Workshop on Empirical Approaches in Platform Governance Research. Humboldt Institute Workshop on Empirical Approaches in Platform Governance Research (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (chair) (27-5-2020). AlgorithmWatch Governing Platforms Project Online Stakeholder Dialogue (organising a conference, workshop, ...).
Leerssen, P. (participant) (7-11-2019). Helsinki Committee Roundtable on privacy and political advertising. Helsinki Committee Roundtable on privacy and political advertising (participating in a conference, workshop, ...).
2023
Leerssen, P. (2023). Seeing what others are seeing: Studies in the regulation of transparency for social media recommender systems. [Thesis, fully internal, Universiteit van Amsterdam]. [details]
Leerssen, P., Dobber, T., Helberger, N. & de Vreese, C. (2022). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the Facebook Ad Library to hold online advertising accountable. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17694191.v2
2021
Leerssen, P., Dobber, T., Helberger, N. & de Vreese, C. (2021). News from the ad archive: how journalists use the facebook ad library to hold online advertising accountable. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.17694191.v1
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