The X platform is facing complaints in eight European countries over its “illegal” use of users’ personal data to train its artificial intelligence software, according to a statement from the Vienna-based NOWIP organization.
“X did not inform its users in advance that their personal data was being used to train its GROQ AI technology,” wrote the non-governmental organization NOYB, which stands for “None of Your Business.”
The organization filed complaints in Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, to force the social network to respect the rights of its users, who number more than 60 million in the European continent.
Noyb said it had taken note of the announcement that the platform, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, had suspended the use of personal data following an agreement reached with the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), which acts on behalf of the European Union.
Noyb, which opposes the practices of tech giants, has imposed administrative fines on Meta of more than 1.5 billion euros after a complaint against it in 11 European countries for using its users’ personal data in an artificial intelligence program.
The group that owns Facebook and Instagram, which was targeted by Noyb’s complaints, was forced to suspend its project to use personal data in an artificial intelligence program.
