By Sara Brandstätter ( September 30, 2026, 09:05 GMT | Insight) -- Online platforms could face growing pressure to take responsibility for content they share as recent EU rulings are tested in national courts, Thomas Fuchs, the privacy chief for the German state of Hamburg, told MLex. He expects further lawsuits, potentially including collective actions, to determine how far platforms must change their practices.Online platforms will likely face mounting pressure through litigation to take responsibility for the content they carry, the head of one of Germany's busiest regional privacy authorities has said, pointing to recent EU judgments and a national ruling against Meta Platforms....
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