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Meta cleared to start AI training in Germany, court rules (update*)

By Sara Brandstätter ( May 23, 2025, 12:42 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms can start training its AI model with users' data in Germany after judges this afternoon rejected an urgent injunction request by a German consumer organization over data protection fears. In a hearing at the Cologne Higher Regional Court yesterday, the social media giant argued it has a clear legal basis for model training. A potential urgency procedure by Hamburg's privacy regulator could still freeze Meta’s AI training, which is set to start next week.Meta Platforms can start training its AI model with users' data in Germany after judges today rejected an urgent request for an injunction made over data protection fears. ...

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