Meta AI: German Court did not grant interim injunction. Final decision will be taken in main procedure. German DPAs issued urgency procedure.

Artificial Intelligence Today, a German Region Court in Cologne had to decide on an interim injunction against Meta. The German Consumer Rights Organisation "Verbraucherzentrale NRW" has brought the case, arguing that Meta violates the GDPR when sucking up decades of user data without consent to train its AI. VZ NRW brought an "interim" case in an attempt to prevent Meta from starting AI training before a normal court case can be brought. The case was heard ad hoc yesterday at the German Higher Regional Court of Cologne. noyb hasn't brought a case itself and is not a party to the procedure in Germany, but is considering similar ligitation on an EU level.Max Schrems: "We are somewhat surprised about the outcome, given that Meta's breach is quite massive and obvious. However, you must proof much more for an interim injunction than in a normal Court procedure. While the preliminary injunction has not been granted, this doesn't mean that the main procedure won't be won. While VZ NRW is bri