European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union issued ruling determining online marketplaces are responsible for use of personal data in advertisements
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Court of Justice of the European Union issued ruling determining online marketplaces are responsible for use of personal data in advertisements
On 2 December 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in X v Russmedia Digital SRL, clarifying that operators of online marketplaces are considered controllers under Article 4(7) of the General Data Protection Regulat…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2023-12-04
under deliberation
2025-02-06
under deliberation