In another comprehensive victory for X, the Berlin Regional Court II has rejected an application for X to turn over its data to activist organization, Democracy Reporting International (DRI), and ordered DRI to cover X’s legal costs. DRI demanded unrestricted access to X’s…
— Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) December 26, 2025
IIn another comprehensive victory for X, the Berlin Regional Court II has rejected an application for X to turn over its data to activist organization, Democracy Reporting International (DRI), and ordered DRI to cover X’s legal costs. DRI demanded unrestricted access to X’s real-time data about all user posts on the platform globally for a supposed research project regarding the Hungarian election.
The court rightly determined that it did not have international jurisdiction and dismissed DRI’s application outright. This is not the first time that DRI has used the pretext of a European election to try and obtain unrestricted access to user data: https://x.com/GlobalAffairs/status/1922726691849580601
On both occasions, X has prevailed. X refuses to stand by and allow activist organizations to exploit user data under the guise of “research”. This is a victory for X and for our users around the world.
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