The Federal Office of Justice is conducting fine proceedings against the Twitter International Unlimited Company for inadequate handling of user complaints

Bonn. The Federal Office of Justice ( BfJ ) has initiated fine proceedings under the Network Enforcement Act ( NetzDG ) against the Twitter International Unlimited Company. From the point of view of the BfJ, there are sufficient indications of failures in the complaints management of the provider of Twitter in Germany.

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The Federal Office of Justice in Bonn has initiated fine proceedings against Twitter in accordance with the NetzDG.

The provider of Twitter is subject to the provisions of the NetzDG . The BfJ has sufficient indications that it has violated the legal obligation to deal with complaints about illegal content and that this is a systemic failure in the complaint management of the provider, which is subject to a fine.

Read more here: https://www.bundesjustizamt.de/DE/ServiceGSB/Presse/Pressemitteilungen/2023/20230404.html