{"id":1929,"date":"2026-04-21T12:56:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T10:03:34","slug":"cjeu-russmedia-c-492-23-platform-liability-gdpr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/cjeu-russmedia-c-492-23-platform-liability-gdpr\/","title":{"rendered":"CJEU Russmedia (C-492\/23): Platform Liability & GDPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

A case note on the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-492\/23 (Russmedia<\/em>) has been published in the legal journal Law of Technology and Communications (DiTE)<\/em> (Issue 4\/2025), in Greek.<\/a> The decision significantly reshapes the regulatory framework governing the liability of online platforms under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).<\/p>\n

Background of the Case<\/h3>\n

The case concerned the publication of a false online advertisement containing personal data without the data subject\u2019s consent. The CJEU was asked to clarify whether the operator of an online platform may qualify as a controller and to define the scope of its obligations in such circumstances.<\/p>\n

Key Findings<\/h3>\n

In its judgment, the Court:<\/p>\n

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  • broadened the concept of controller, confirming that platforms may qualify as joint controllers<\/strong> together with their users,<\/li>\n
  • further specified the obligations arising from Articles 24, 25 and 32 GDPR,<\/li>\n
  • introduced enhanced ex ante compliance obligations<\/strong>, and<\/li>\n
  • ruled out the applicability of hosting safe harbour exemptions<\/strong> in the context of GDPR infringements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Practical Implications<\/h3>\n

    The judgment marks a clear shift from the traditional notice-and-takedown<\/em> approach towards a model of proactive compliance.<\/p>\n

    In practice, digital service providers are expected to:<\/p>\n

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    • integrate privacy by design mechanisms at the development stage of their services,<\/li>\n
    • implement tools for identifying and managing content involving personal data,<\/li>\n
    • strengthen user identification and risk management processes, and<\/li>\n
    • reassess their overall GDPR compliance strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      This development is expected to have a significant impact on marketplaces, content-sharing platforms and digital service providers more broadly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A case note on the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-492\/23 (Russmedia) has been published in the legal journal Law of Technology and Communications (DiTE) (Issue 4\/2025), in Greek. The decision significantly reshapes the regulatory framework governing the liability of online platforms under the General Data Protection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[755,615,46,767,366,1059,446,464,609,1060,111,1064,768,761,1062,1063,1061,758,137,459,582,771,752,753,1058],"class_list":["post-1929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-en","tag-c-492-23","tag-cjeu-en","tag-compliance-en","tag-content-moderation","tag-data-protection-law","tag-digital-platforms","tag-digital-services-act","tag-dsa-en","tag-eu-law","tag-ex-ante-obligations","tag-gdpr-en","tag-hosting-safe-harbour","tag-intermediary-liability","tag-joint-controllers","tag-joint-controllership","tag-marketplaces","tag-online-advertising","tag-online-platforms","tag-personal-data","tag-platform-liability","tag-privacy-by-design-en","tag-risk-management","tag-sensitive-data","tag-special-categories-of-data","tag-sure-here-are-seo-friendly-keywords-comma-separated-in-english-russmedia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1931,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1929\/revisions\/1931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgklegal.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}