AI Models May Be Trained With Publicly Available Data From Social Networks, Says the Higher Regional Court of Cologne (Decision of 23 May 2025, Ref. 15 Ukl. 2/25)
By: Dr. Thomas Nietsch and Andreas Müller
In proceedings initiated by a Consumer Protection Agency for a preliminary injunction against the operator of a social network to prohibit the use of publicly accessible user data for AI training, the competent court ruled that using such data is permissible under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR.)
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