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Germany Blocks Facebook Data Access

Summary by Sada El Balad
A German court has ruled that Facebook cannot access or process contact data belonging to individuals who are not registered on the platform through its “Find Friends” feature, marking a significant decision under European data protection laws.

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The social network must not process data from persons who are not members. The consumer centre sees an important signal in a corresponding court decision.

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Here you can find information on the topic "Social Networks". Read now "Friends-Finder: Berlin judgement restricts Facebook.

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Closer limits: Facebook is not allowed to access contact details of non-members via its Freunde-Finder function, the Landgericht Berlin II decides after a lawsuit of the Consumer Centre Bundesverband. Therefore, the group Meta may not upload corresponding data from terminal devices to its own servers. The court also classifies advertising profiles of registered users without their express consent as illegal. In the event of an infringement, the …

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The social network Facebook may not process data of persons who are not members. The consumer center sees an important signal in a corresponding court decision.read more on t3n.de

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The Berlin Regional Court has once again put Meta in its place. Following a lawsuit by the Federation of German Consumer Organizations, it has been ruled that the "friend finder" function, in its current form, is illegal. Anyone who uploads their address book inevitably transmits data of people who may not even be... Read the full article: Berlin Regional Court: Facebook's friend finder and advertising profiles are illegal

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Zeit Online broke the news in Germany on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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