Comment by FollowingTheDao
4 days ago
Not clickbait at all.
Maybe this should have been the title?
"The platform refused to provide DRI with publicly accessible data, such as the reach or the number of likes and shares of posts. The Berlin Regional Court ruled that X must hand over the data. DRI aims to use this data to study the influence of social media platforms on the upcoming Bundestag election and to increase transparency regarding potential manipulations before the vote."
Because not doing what is legally required is called breaking the law, and Musk et all do not care about the law.
If its publicaly accessable data, then why don't they just take it? Would that require effort they would have to expend to further their own aims?
Sounds more like they want X to do the work for them.
They're entitled to access it en masse as per the law.