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European Union: Data Protection Commission lawsuit against X's processing of personal data for training its AI tool Grok

Progress

Current status
concluded
04 Sep 2024 concluded
08 Aug 2024 under investigation
06 Aug 2024 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

04 Sep 2024
concluded

Announced conclusion of DPC lawsuit against X’s processing of personal data for training its AI tool Grok

On 4 September 2024, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced the conclusion of the proceedings before the Irish High Court filed on 8 August 2024 against X for processing personal data harvested from the public posts of its European Eco…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
08 Aug 2024
under investigation

Issued DPC statement on X’s agreement to suspend its processing of personal data for the purpose of training AI tool Grok

On 8 August 2024, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced that X agreed to suspend its processing of personal data harvested from the public posts of its European Economic Area users between 7 May 2024 and 1 August 2024. The data was initiall…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
06 Aug 2024
under investigation

Filed Data Protection Commission lawsuit against X’s processing of personal data for training its AI tool Grok

On 8 August 2024, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) filed a lawsuit against X processing of personal data harvested from the public posts of its European Economic Area users between 7 May 2024 and 1 August 2024. The lawsuit was filed to the High …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority