Two German non-profits, DRI and GFF, won a lawsuit against Elon Musk's X for failing to provide data required under the EU's Digital Services Act ahead of elections. The Berlin Regional Court ruled that X must grant unrestricted access to publicly available data for research purposes. This decision is seen as a victory for academic freedom and democracy, as it allows for the examination of online political discourse. The lawsuit highlights issues with X's data access policies, which are considered prohibitively expensive for researchers. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)