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Austria's top court rules Meta's ad model illegal, orders overhaul of user data practices in EU

The ruling ends an 11-year dispute, requiring Meta to reveal all personal data processing details within one month, reinforcing user consent for personalized advertising.

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Austria's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Meta to provide an online privacy rights campaigner with access to all of his personal data within two weeks, after a marathon 11-year legal battle.

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This was decided by the Supreme Court (OGH) on Thursday, the lawsuit goes back to Max Schrems.

After 11 years it is clear: Meta Platforms personalized advertising is inadmissible, data collection on third-party pages as well. Meta's information is far too modest.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
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