The pan-EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires any processing of people's data to have a valid legal basis. Breaches can result in penalties of up to 4% of global annual turnover. Ireland's Data Protection Commission is suing X for breaches under the 2018 Data Protection Act.
The Data Protection Commission in Ireland is seeking an injunction against Twitter International over concerns about user data processing for AI model training, as it believes this poses an urgent risk to users' rights and freedoms.
The DPC may refer the matter to the European Data Protection Board under the GDPR for guidance. DPC declined to comment further on the legal action until it has been reviewed by the court.
The GDPR mandates that any processing of personal data must have a proper legal basis, specific to the use-case. X's handling of user data for training AI models without appropriate consent is under scrutiny.
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