Germany: Lawsuit relating to joint controllership and cookie consent obligations for social media fan pages (Federal Press and Information Office and Meta Platforms v The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information)
Progress
Current status
in force
17 Jul 2025 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
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Cologne Administrative Court issued ruling on joint controllership and cookie consent obligations for social media fan pages (Federal Press and Information Office and Meta Platforms v The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information) (No. 13 K 1419/23 and 13 K 1515/23)
On 17 July 2025, the Administrative Court of Cologne annulled a data protection prohibition order issued by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information against the German Federal Press Office regarding its Facebook fan pa…
Event type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court