The CJEU has been weakening “carrier immunity” also known as “safe harbour”, firstly in a case called X vs Russmedia but its come to light in my feeds recently, I am not sure why, important people have just noticed it. Here are some links …
Links
- Judgement of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 2 December 2025. X v Russmedia Digital SRL and Inform Media Press SRL. Request for a preliminary ruling from the Curtea de Apel Cluj. Ruling in English Dec 2025 and the multilingual Host/Landing Page
- The EUs top court just redrew the lines on social media platform liability under GDPR by Captain Compliance
- EU – Does Russmedia mean indeterminate liability for online platforms? from Linklaters
- CJEU’s Russmedia decision: how online marketplace platforms could be held liable under the GDPR from Bird & Bird
Here’s Gemini’s response to “ Show me the recent CJEU ruling on social media liability and algorithms “
It’s called a preliminary ruling because it’s been referred by a member state court for guidance on EU law. The final judgement is issued by the member state court.
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