Friday, 24 March, 2023

Twitter takes legal action against German online reporting rule

<p>A German court confirmed that Twitter has taken legal action against a rule that requires social media companies to quickly block or delete criminal content and report serious criminal offenses to the police. The lawsuit, filed in Cologne&#39;s administrative court, is challenging a provision in Germany&#39;s expanded anti-hate speech regulations that Twitter claims allows user data to be shared with law enforcement before any crime has been committed.</p>