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Reddit c.s. v. Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
Rechtbank Den Haag (District Court of The Hague), kort geding
- Court
- Rechtbank Den Haag (District Court of The Hague), kort geding
- Docket
- ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2026:4248
- Parties
- Reddit, Inc. and affiliates (incl. Reddit Netherlands B.V.) v. Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA)
- Claim type
- privacy
- Filed
- 2026-02
- Outcome
- All of Reddit's claims rejected; Reddit ordered to pay costs. The underlying AP GDPR investigation into Reddit's AI-data licensing continues; Reddit may pursue administrative-law remedies.
Summary
In summary proceedings, Reddit sought safeguards and forensic preservation over material it argued was privileged, after it stopped cooperating with the Dutch DPA's GDPR investigation into whether it unlawfully processed user data by licensing public content to AI developers. On 4 March 2026 the Hague District Court rejected all of Reddit's claims, finding it had not shown the DPA actually held privileged material and that ordinary administrative-law remedies were the proper route. A reported penalty for non-cooperation could not be independently confirmed and is treated as threatened rather than imposed.