Overview
- The Administrative Court of Berlin ruled that the Medienanstalt Berlin-Brandenburg may only object to individually identified posts with a developmentally harmful effect on youth.
- Judges acknowledged that large parts of the content are unsuitable for under-16s but found a full removal of the roughly 1,000-post account disproportionate.
- The regulator had ordered the entire offering taken down in November 2022, citing highly sexualized presentation and a one-sided image of sexuality and gender roles.
- The plaintiff, an erotic performer with more than 100,000 Instagram followers, largely prevailed in her lawsuit against the order.
- The decision was issued on February 23 and is not yet final, with the regulator able to seek leave to appeal to the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court.