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Judgment issued in fan pages case: BfDI considers further legal action Bonn, 22 July 2025

In the consolidated proceedings brought by the Federal Press Office (BPA) and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (Meta) against the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), the 13th Chamber of the Cologne Administrative Court held an oral hearing on the question of the legal operation of a Facebook page ("fan page") raised by the Federal Government. Today, the court partially upheld the action and annulled the 2023 decision of the BfDI. Meta's action was dismissed on three of four points.

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Justitia als Statue (refer to: Judgment issued in fan pages case: BfDI considers further legal action)

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ICIC 2025

This year, the BfDI is hosting the International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC). The conference will take place in Berlin from 23-25 June 2025. The theme of the conference will be ‘Access to Environmental Information in a Digital Era’.
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Competence of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI)

Germany has a federal system of data protection supervision, which consists of the data protection supervisory authorities in the federal and state (“Länder”) governments. In addition, in the area of broadcasting, press, churches and religious communities, there also exist separate supervisory bodies.
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108th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

take place as a video conference.

The meeting will take place as a video conference.

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109th Plenary Session of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)

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Centre Albert Borschette, 36 rue Froissart , B-1040 Brussels

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Judgment issued in fan pages case: BfDI considers further legal action

In the consolidated proceedings brought by the Federal Press Office (BPA) and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (Meta) against the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI), the 13th Chamber of the Cologne Administrative Court held an oral hearing on the question of the legal operation of a Facebook page ("fan page") raised by the Federal Government. Today, the court partially upheld the action and annulled the 2023 decision of the BfDI. Meta's action was dismissed on three of four points.

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BfDI launches public consultation on AI models

Development of practice-relevant approaches through involvement of the expert community

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Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider

The biography of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

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Prof. Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider lehnt am Türrahmen