This ruling represents a seismic shift in how tech companies may be held accountable for data protection failures.

A German court said on Monday that Facebook users whose data was illegally obtained in 2018 and 2019 were eligible for compensation.

A German court ruled on Monday that Facebook users affected by extensive data theft at the platform a few years ago should face only minimal hurdles for obtaining financial compensation. Germany's Federal Court of Justice ruled claimants would only have to prove that they were victims of the incident,

Meta faces potential claims from German users after a court ruling on a 2021 data breach affecting 500 million users worldwide.