"Marcel" sues Meta because they scan his all his messenger communication automatically. Not only his, of course. This is essentially a test case against the Chat Control laws the EU is developing.
Resolves YES if Marcel wins in first instance, such that Meta is ordered to stop scanning. An appeal is not relevant.
Resolves NO if Meta is not ordered to stop scanning.
Close date might be extended to wait for the case to close.
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I deferred to AI:
A 2026 article in taz discussing this exact GFF lawsuit says:
The lawsuit filed in July 2023 by GFF and a Facebook Messenger user against Meta was transferred from the Passau district court to the Passau regional court because of its broader significance. The article states that the Regional Court (Landgericht) Passau rejected the lawsuit in 2024 ("Dort wurde die Klage gegen Meta dann 2024 abgelehnt"). It further reports that the case is now pending before the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Munich on appeal. [taz.de]
This is important because the market resolves based on the first-instance outcome:
Resolves YES if Marcel wins in first instance and Meta is ordered to stop scanning.
Resolves NO if Meta is not ordered to stop scanning.
If the reporting is accurate, then:
First-instance court: Landgericht Passau.
Therefore Meta was not ordered to stop scanning Marcel's messages in first instance. [taz.de]
On that basis, my assessment is:
The market should resolve NO.
@mods This market closed 56 days ago and hasn't been resolved. The creator @marktwse appears inactive. Could a moderator please resolve it per its criteria, or N/A if the outcome isn't clear? Thanks! — AIM