2025-09-29 00:00:00

Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Copenhagen (Denmark), 29 September 2025 – The Dutch non-profit foundation Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie (SOMI) has issued a formal warning letter to Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for knowingly exposing children and young adults in Denmark to harmful and addictive products.

2025-09-24 13:44:40

The trend of AI companions is rapidly increasing, especially among vulnerable children and teens. In some cases, chatbots are perceived as even more “real” than a human friend. Beyond this facade, AI chatbots can pose significant risks to young users.

2025-09-11 11:15:49

Rotterdam (Netherlands), Berlin (Germany) – September the 11th, 2025 – The Dutch non-profit foundation Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie (SOMI) announces filing a legal action in Germany against Meta. The collective lawsuit calls out on Meta for the unlawful surveillance practices that the Tech Giant set up at the detriment of Facebook and Instagram users through its so-called “Business Tools” and clandestine “localhost tracking” on Android devices.

2025-08-27 16:12:19

To Respond to Donald Trump’s Threats of Sanctions Against the EU Over Digital Governance

2025-08-27 15:06:00

The Netherlands-based Foundation for Market Information Research, or SOMI, wants to increase its collective action litigation campaigns against tech firms like Meta, TikTok, and X.

2025-08-18 13:40:55

This is the newsletter for August 2025 from the Foundation for Market Information Research to its relations, including the participants in its actions, its sympathizers, media professionals and app users.

2025-08-18 10:29:12

Rotterdam (Netherlands) and Schleswig (Germany), August 18th, 2025 - The Schleswig Higher Regional Court dismissed SOMI's application for a preliminary injunction against Meta's use of public user content from Facebook and Instagram to train its AI model, Llama.

2025-08-08 13:44:40

Imagine you are out in public, and a stranger approaches you. He’s developing a new technology, and for it to work, he needs to ingest all data about you that you or anyone else has ever put online. Once you give him permission to do so, you won’t ever be able to change your mind and get it back. And once he develops his new technology, he alone will profit off your data, which he will sell to thousands of companies and governments.