Mathias Vermeulen
@mathver.bsky.social
EU law and tech policy, mostly musings on content moderation, platform governance, privacy, AI. Now: Co-Founder & Director @awo.agency. Fellow at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Then: EU Parliament. UN. Mozilla. PhD in EU law.
More in Dutch here - www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/....
Geen spreekverbod voor Mekic in zaak tegen X
Het gerechtshof Amsterdam heeft het verzoek van X (het voormalige Twitter) om een spreekverbod op te leggen aan Danny Mekic afgewezen. Jurist Mekic is al geruime tijd in een strijd verwikkeld met het ...
www.nrc.nl
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
More in Dutch here - www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/....
X must hand over a full, unredacted version of Mekic’s data from Guano Notes to the Court of Appeal. The court may use this information in the case — but Mekic himself won’t receive the data yet. (6/6)
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
X must hand over a full, unredacted version of Mekic’s data from Guano Notes to the Court of Appeal. The court may use this information in the case — but Mekic himself won’t receive the data yet. (6/6)
Ahead of the appeal, X demanded that Mekic be barred from speaking publicly about the case, arguing this could reveal more about how Guano Notes works. The Court of Appeal has now ruled that Mekic is free to speak. (5/6)
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Ahead of the appeal, X demanded that Mekic be barred from speaking publicly about the case, arguing this could reveal more about how Guano Notes works. The Court of Appeal has now ruled that Mekic is free to speak. (5/6)
X gave Mekic only limited access. Mekic sued — and won. The Amsterdam court ruled now, under penalty of a fine, that X must provide full access. X appealed that decision. The appeal hearing is set for 11 December. (4/6)
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
X gave Mekic only limited access. Mekic sued — and won. The Amsterdam court ruled now, under penalty of a fine, that X must provide full access. X appealed that decision. The appeal hearing is set for 11 December. (4/6)
The dispute began when X made Mekic’s posts less visible after he retweeted a Dutch NOS news article containing the word “child pornography.” Mekic demanded access to his personal data and to how it was processed — which led to his account being hidden. (3/6)
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The dispute began when X made Mekic’s posts less visible after he retweeted a Dutch NOS news article containing the word “child pornography.” Mekic demanded access to his personal data and to how it was processed — which led to his account being hidden. (3/6)
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has rejected X’s request to impose a gag order on jurist Danny Mekic. Mekic has long been in a legal battle with the company, seeking access to the personal data X holds about him and how it’s been used.(2/6)
October 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal has rejected X’s request to impose a gag order on jurist Danny Mekic. Mekic has long been in a legal battle with the company, seeking access to the personal data X holds about him and how it’s been used.(2/6)