ruled Thursday that X needed to provide French media with information about how much money it makes from publishing their content as part of a legal battle over rights payments.
The ruling orders X to act within two months to provide the media organisations with data including the number of views of their information, the number of clicks on the content, as well as data about reader engagement such as retweets, likes and sharing. The information, which must remain confidential, is necessary for a"transparent evaluation" of the amount the media consider due for publication of their content under neighbouring rights legislation, said the ruling.The judge handed down the ruling under an accelerated procedure and the media outlets will need to return to court for a ruling forcing X to pay.
"The ruling confirms that X/Twitter is subject to neighbouring rights for the media and it forces the platform to provide information required by the law to determine the payments" due to media outlets, he wrote on X.Last year the media outlets, which also include the Huffington Post and Les Echos-Le Parisien, filed a suit after X refused to negotiate. A hearing was held on March 4 after mediation efforts failed.