A Berlin court recently mandated Elon Musk-owned X to grant access to public platform data for civil groups studying election-related risks. X is contesting this decision, arguing that it violates their due process and user privacy rights. This conflict arises from the EU's Digital Services Act, which obligates platforms like X to facilitate public interest research. Civil groups aim to investigate social media's impact on elections and potential manipulations, but X's appeal may disrupt timely research ahead of Germany's federal elections on February 23.
X's challenge to the Berlin court's order could delay efforts to study public chatter on the platform ahead of the election, which takes place shortly, on February 23.
The data access challenge hinges on the European Union's Digital Services Act, which requires larger platforms to support public interest research into systemic risks.
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