Overview

• Prosecutors in Göttingen confirmed an investigation into three managers at X International Unlimited Company on suspicion of obstructing justice.
• Officials say X has for months rarely answered data requests from German law enforcement, sharply reducing cooperation since summer 2024.
• A prior proceeding was discontinued after a suspect could not be identified, including a cited example of a swastika post that X hid in Germany without providing user data.
• X has challenged disclosure demands in local courts by invoking paragraph 98 of the criminal procedure code, and at least one court in Hesse rejected such an application.
• Regulators could escalate under Germany’s TDDDG and the EU Digital Services Act if non-cooperation is found to be systematic, and X has not issued a substantive response.