German Court Orders X to Hand Over Hungarian Election Data to Researchers

Elon Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Reuters/File PhotoA court in Germany on Feb. 17 has ordered X, owned by Elon Musk, to hand over data related to the upcoming election in Hungary to researchers for scrutiny, in a case that could have broader implications for how the European Union’s new tech rules are enforced.The lawsuit was brought by Democracy Reporting International (DRI), a Berlin-based civil society organisation that receives funding from EU programs and national governments, including Germany and the Netherlands, and conducts research on online political discourse.