European Union: Lawsuit against X for alleged breaches of Art 40(12) granting access to data for researchers (Democracy Reporting International v X)
Progress
Current status
under appeal
18 Feb 2025 under appeal
07 Feb 2025 in force
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
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
X announced challenge against the Berlin Regional Court issued ruling requesting the platform to grant Democracy Reporting International immediate and unrestricted access to all publicly available data on the platform
On 18 February 2025, Twitter International (X) announced on their platform they would be challenging the decision issued by the Berlin Regional Court II a case between Democracy Reporting International (DRI) and the platform. The Court had ruled tha…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
appeal
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Berlin Regional Court issued ruling requesting X to grant Democracy Reporting International immediate and unrestricted access to all publicly available data on the platform
On 7 February 2025, the Berlin Regional Court II issued a ruling in a case between Democracy Reporting International (DRI) and Twitter International (X). The Court ruled that X must grant DRI immediate and unrestricted access to all publicly availab…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court