German activists sue X demanding election influence data

Why we're suing Elon Musk's X for German election data

As part of our research agenda, we gained access to TikTok’s Virtual Compute Environment (a secure data room designed for civil society organisations in lieu of its API) and Meta’s Content Library. X, however, was not cooperative.

German activists sue X demanding election influence data

Two German activist groups have sued Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, accusing it of violating European law by refusing to provide the information needed to track online disinformation before...

German non-profits sue X for access to public data

Two German nonprofits are asking a Berlin court for an urgent ruling on whether X breached EU law by not giving them access to data to study how posts on the platform could influence the upcoming election.

Two non-profit organizations have filed a lawsuit against Platform X in Germany. The plaintiffs claim that Platform X is denying them access to their data. With the German parliamentary elections approaching, photos of women created by artificial intelligence are being spread on social media, including Platform X, urging the public to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

The Civil Rights Society and Democracy Reporting International said X does not provide systematic access to data such as the coverage of publications and the number of likes and spreads they have received.