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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.
2025-09-11 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
2025-08-18 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.
2025-08-14 16:03:29
2023-10-27 06:59:12
Amstelveen, October 25, 2023 - Foundation for Market Information Research (SOMI) announces new litigation against Meta for privacy violations on Facebook. In this new case, SOMI is claiming €10.5 billion from this big tech company on behalf of all Dutch Facebook users.
2021-10-08 04:34:44
Badhoevedorp, 2nd June 2021 - The Foundation SOMI is suing TikTok today for violating privacy legislation through a mass claim on behalf of parents of children who have used TikTok. The claim amount can rise to more than €1.4 billion. According to the foundation, TikTok is negligent when it comes to guaranteeing the safety and privacy of children on the platform. Internationally, this has already led to several deaths among minors. According to the foundation, it is, therefore, necessary to "intervene as quickly as possible".