Germany: Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information investigation into Meta over alleged training of Artificial Intelligence models with user data
Progress
Current status
under investigation
27 May 2025 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Germany
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
subnational
Timeline of events
Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information order against initiating lawsuit relating to Meta's training of Artificial Intelligence models with user data
On 27 May 2025, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI), in agreement with the German data protection supervisory authorities, decided against initiating provisional proceedings to prohibit Meta from trainin…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority