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2 November 2018

European Court Of Justice Rules On Joint Controllership Of Social Media Platforms

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On June 5, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") adopted a judgment.
European Union Media, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

On June 5, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") adopted a judgment in Case C-210/16 stating that an administrator of a fan page on a social media platform must comply with EU data protection rules because both the administrator and the social media platform act as joint controllers in processing the data of webpage visitors.

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