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TBH, while I would like Twitter to be obligated to provide access to any data to anyone, I don't really understand on what grounds the decision was made. I mean, I wouldn't ask, if it was an USA court, where it's considered normal that any stupid judge can make any stupid decision, and it is called a precedent and must be respected. But in Germany there are laws, right? At least, theoretically. I mean, I personally don't believe in that, but any court decision is supposed be almost a natural consequence of the existing laws. So what is the law that makes a company obligated to do some work for free and send your data to some "researchers"? Honestly, I just don't like how it sounds, I kinda prefer libertarian anarchy, unrestrained mayhem and total impunity of various Musks to that kind of stuff.



> I don't really understand on what grounds the decision was made.

"The lawsuit is based on the Digital Services Act (DSA), which mandates platforms to provide researchers with access to relevant data."

See: https://algorithmic-transparency.ec.europa.eu/news/faqs-dsa-...

It's based on EU law.




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