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2mo ago

Berlin Court Rejects Resch’s Bid to Shut Facebook Groups Over Threats

The ruling leaves reported-post deletions as the only remedy under current German law.

Demonstranten der Deutschen Umwelthilfe (DUH) stehen mit Plakaten und nach unten gerichteten Facebook-Daumen vor einer Klage gegen den US-Internetriesen Meta vor dem Kammergericht.
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DUH-Geschäftsführer Jürgen Resch bei einem Gerichtstermin
Der Geschäftsführer der Deutschen Umwelthilfe (DUH), Jürgen Resch, ist erneut mit einer Klage gegen den Facebook-Mutterkonzern Meta gescheitert. Auf die von ihm angestrebte Löschung zweier Facebook-Gruppen hat er demnach keinen Anspruch.

Overview

  • The Kammergericht Berlin dismissed Jürgen Resch’s lawsuit seeking to compel Meta to close two Facebook groups where he faced violent threats.
  • Judges said there is no legal basis to order whole-group shutdowns and found such a step disproportionate given lawful discussion by other members.
  • The court endorsed a notice-and-takedown approach, noting Meta’s confirmation that reported offending posts are removed.
  • While acknowledging severe violations of Resch’s personality rights, the court held that targeted removals are the available means of redress.
  • A late request to mandate daily proactive searches for abusive content was rejected as procedurally inadmissible, and leave to appeal was denied though a complaint could still seek BGH review.