Germany: Lawsuit concerning scraping complex (claims in connection with a data protection incident on social network Facebook)
Progress
Current status
in force
18 Nov 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
Germany
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued Federal Court of Justice decision in lawsuit concerning scraping complex (claims in connection with a data protection incident on the social network Facebook) (No. 218/2024)
On 18 November 2024, The Federal Court of Justice partially overturned a previous ruling from the Higher Regional Court of Cologne which dismissed all plaintiff claims, which had been issued on 7 December 2023. In overturning the regional court's de…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court