X hit with Austrian data use complaint over AI training


FILE PHOTO X logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X formerly known as Twitter in downtown San Francisco California U.S. July 30 2023.  REUTERSCarlos BarriaFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian advocacy group NOYB on Monday filed a complaint against social media platform X accusing the Elon Musk-owned company of training its artificial intelligence (AI) with users' personal data without their consent in violation of EU privacy law.

The group led by privacy activist Max Schrems announced that it had filed General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaints with authorities in nine European Union authorities to ramp up pressure on the Irish data protection authority DPC.


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