TikTok and X faces class action suit for violations of DSA, GDPR and AI Act
Four (4) cross-border class action suits against social media giants TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) have been recently filed in Germany, alleging violations of German and EU law, particularly the Digital Services Act (DSA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The class action suits were filed by the Dutch Foundation for Market Information Research (Stichting Onderzoek Marktinformatie, or SOMI), a non-profit organization authorized to bring cross-border representative actions for consumers in the European Union.
This article was published on https://www.medialaws.eu/ on February 19th, 2025. Written by Jeric Alvin Cruz. Click here for the original article
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