2025-02-09 10:55:00

Hans Franke is the man behind a wave of class action lawsuits in the EU demanding billions in damages from social media. The Dutch tycoon decided to take action when his son came home with TikTok on his phone.

2025-02-06 11:30:00

The Dutch non-profit SOMI has filed a case against TikTok and X in court in Germany, claiming damages of billions of euros for privacy violations.

2025-02-06 00:00:00

On February 5, 2025, the Dutch Foundation for Market Information Research (Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie, SOMI) filed four cross-border class actions against TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) in Germany.

2025-02-05 00:00:00

A Dutch consumer rights body has filed collective lawsuits in Germany against TikTok and X over alleged violations of consumer protection and data privacy laws.

2024-10-31 00:00:00

A Dutch privacy activist group has filed a collective redress claim against TikTok over the company’s alleged violation of consumer protection and privacy laws.

2024-08-17 08:15:00

X targetted in Dutch mass claim lawsuit over data leaks, consumer protection violations

2023-11-06 23:00:00

An NGO has filed a material and non-material damages class action attacking Meta’s targeted advertising and data transfers and seeking compensation for a 2021 breach.

2023-10-26 11:25:00

Facebook is facing a privacy class action in the Netherlands, with the group bringing it claiming the fine could be worth up to 10.5 billion euros ($11 billion).

2021-06-07 22:00:00

The Amsterdam-based Market Information Research Foundation (SOMI) sued the video-sharing platform TikTok on behalf of 64,000 Dutch parents, seeking 1.4 billion euros (about $1.7 billion) for allegedly collecting data from millions of children.