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Disarranged Harmonization of Transparency Reporting by Social Media Platforms Under the Digital Services Act
Amaury Trujillo, Benedetta Tessa, Stefano Cresci
The European Commission recently introduced new regulation to harmonize transparency reporting of large online platforms under the Digital Services Act (DSA). Here, we present the…
When Transparency Falls Short: Auditing Platform Moderation During a High-Stakes Election
Benedetta Tessa, Gautam Kishore Shahi, Amaury Trujillo +1
During major political events, social media platforms encounter increased systemic risks. However, it is still unclear if and how they adjust their moderation practices in response…
The Big Ban Theory: A Pre- and Post-Intervention Dataset of Online Content Moderation Actions
Aldo Cerulli, Lorenzo Cima, Benedetta Tessa +2
Online platforms rely on moderation interventions to curb harmful behavior such as hate speech, toxicity, and the spread of mis- and disinformation. Yet research on the effects and…
Dark Personality Traits and Online Toxicity: Linking Self-Reports to Reddit Activity
Aldo Cerulli, Benedetta Tessa, Giuseppe La Selva +4
Dark personality traits have long been associated with antisocial and toxic online behaviors, yet their relationship with observable online activity remains unclear. We investigate…
Quantifying Feature Importance for Online Content Moderation
Benedetta Tessa, Alejandro Moreo, Stefano Cresci +2
Accurately estimating how users respond to moderation interventions is paramount for developing effective and user-centred moderation strategies. However, this requires a clear und…
Improving Regulatory Oversight in Online Content Moderation
Benedetta Tessa, Denise Amram, Anna Monreale +1
The European Union introduced the Digital Services Act (DSA) to address the risks associated with digital platforms and promote a safer online environment. However, despite the pot…
A Year of the DSA Transparency Database: What it (Does Not) Reveal About Platform Moderation During the 2024 European Parliament Election
Gautam Kishore Shahi, Benedetta Tessa, Amaury Trujillo +1
Social media platforms face heightened risks during major political events; yet, how platforms adapt their moderation practices in response remains unclear. The Digital Services Ac…
Investigating the heterogenous effects of a massive content moderation intervention via Difference-in-Differences
Lorenzo Cima, Benedetta Tessa, Stefano Cresci +2
In today's online environments, users encounter harm and abuse on a daily basis. Therefore, content moderation is crucial to ensure their safety and well-being. However, the effect…
Beyond Trial-and-Error: Predicting User Abandonment After a Moderation Intervention
Benedetta Tessa, Lorenzo Cima, Amaury Trujillo +2
Current content moderation follows a reactive, trial-and-error approach, where interventions are applied and their effects are only measured post-hoc. In contrast, we introduce a p…