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German court orders X to give data access to democracy researchers ahead of federal elections | TechCrunch

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X is one of a handful of major social media platforms that has a duty to facilitate public interest researchers’ access to the study of systemic risks.

Two civil society organizations secured a summary judgement against X in a Berlin regional court.

Federal elections are due to take place in Germany later this month .

Elon Musk-owned company formerly known as Twitter has been using X to broadcast personal support for the far right AfD party.