2025-02-07 16:56:37

German court orders X to give data access to democracy researchers ahead of federal elections

Under European Union law, X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers’ access to support the study of systemic risks — such as to elections and other democratic processes. But the Elon Musk-owned company formerly known as Twitter has been blocking civil society […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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