Meta Platforms Inc. – Court Ruling (Germany, 2025)

Court Ruling
Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz22 July 2025Germany
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Court Ruling

Meta's cookie banner on a fan page lacked a compliant consent mechanism, making it difficult for users to reject cookies.

GDPR Articles Cited

Decision AuthorityVG Köln
Reviewed AuthorityBfDI (Germany)
Full Legal Summary

Meta's cookie banner on a fan page lacked a compliant consent mechanism, making it difficult for users to reject cookies.

Outcome

Court Ruling

A ruling by a national court on a data-protection matter.

Violations (3)

No Reject Button
critical

Cookie banner does not provide a clear reject/refuse all button at the same level as the accept button.

Art. 7 GDPR

Reject Harder Than Accept
critical

Refusing cookies requires more clicks or steps than accepting them, or the reject option is less visually prominent.

Art. 7 GDPR

Third-Party Cookies Without Consent
critical

Third-party tracking cookies or scripts are loaded without obtaining prior user consent.

Art. 13, 14 GDPR

Related Cases (0)

No other cases found for Meta Platforms Inc. in DE

This is the only recorded case for this entity in this jurisdiction.

Details

Ruling Date

22 July 2025

Authority

Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz

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