Ireland Ends Court Proceedings Against X Over EU Data Use

Ireland's data regulator has concluded its court proceedings against X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The regulator's action was driven by X's agreement to permanently limit its use of personal data collected from EU users for AI training. This stems from a previous order sought in August to restrict such data processing.

Ireland's data regulator has officially ended its court proceedings against the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The conclusion comes after X agreed to permanently restrict the use of personal data collected from European Union users for training its artificial intelligence systems.

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which oversees top U.S. internet firms operating in the EU, had initially sought a court order in August to halt X's data processing activities. This was aimed at preventing the use of EU user data to develop, train, or refine AI technology.

A lawyer representing X previously stated that any data collected from EU users between May 7 and August 1 would remain unused until the court decided on the DPC's order. According to a statement from the DPC, the proceedings were struck out based on X's commitment to adhere to the agreed terms indefinitely.

(With inputs from agencies.)