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noyb win: German DPA finds microtargeting by major political parties illegal

Political Microtargeting, Manipulation & Tracking Over three years ago, noyb filed complaints against several German political parties for unlawfully using political microtargeting during the 2021 federal election.

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Oct 21, 2026 Source noyb.eu

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Political Microtargeting, Manipulation & Tracking Over three years ago, noyb filed complaints against several German political parties for unlawfully using political microtargeting during the 2021 federal election. Now, the Berlin Data Protection Authority has finally issued decisions concerning the Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, the Left (Die LINKE), and the CDU. The conclusion: all of them unlawfully used microtargeting. The complaint against the AfD is still pending, because the party tried to fight the DPA’s investigative powers in court. Original research by ZDF Magazin RoyaleOriginal TV report (on YouTube)Original complaints by noybExcerpts of the decisions by the Berlin DPA (DE)Political microtargeting illegal. With its new decisions, the Berlin Data Protection Authority has reprimanded several major German political parties (CDU, SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, DIE LINKE) for using sensitive political interests to target internet users with personalised political advertising.

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