Germany – Facebook must allow pseudonyms

On 27 January 2022 the German federal Supreme Court decided that Facebook must allow the use of pseudonyms on its platform. Until now Germans were always obligated to use their real names.

What: Judicial decision

Impact score: 1

For who: social media companies, citizens

URL: https://www.euractiv.com/secti...

Summary

For a full summary, see the Dutch version of this web page.

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