DPC "requires" noyb to take down documents from website

Forced Consent & Consent Bypass DPC sent "take down request" to noyb, after publishing a problematic Draft Decision stripping Facebook users of their rights under GDPR. Yesterday night, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) sent an extraordinary letter (PDF) to noyb, saying it would "require [noyb] to remove the draft decision from your website forthwith, and to desist from any further or other publication or disclosure of same". noyb refused to self-censor and limit the public's access to problematic decisions. Alternatively, noyb invited the DPC to bring legal proceedings before the relevant Court in Austria, instead of sending letters that are intended to intimidate complainants. "Take Down" request by the DPC of 14.10.2021 (PDF) Response by noyb of 15.10.2021 (PDF) noyb's posting on the draft decision Austrian Law applicable. noyb represents a data subject before the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DPA) and is therefore subject to § 17 of the Austrian Administrative Pr