The Higher Regional Court of Cologne refused the interim injunction sought by Verbraucherzentrale NRW, which alleged Meta's AI training violates the GDPR by using user data without consent. The court's decision is limited to the interim measure, with the main case to be decided later. Meanwhile, the Hamburg Data Protection Authority has launched an urgency procedure under Article 66 GDPR against the Irish DPC and Meta.
Why it matters: The ruling highlights ongoing legal and regulatory challenges to Meta's AI data practices under the GDPR.
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