❗️X lost its 4th court battle today against a European user — a tech lecturer who filed a GDPR data request after getting shadowbanned. He just wanted to see his data. X intimidated the plaintiff after their first loss by sending two lawyers to one of his lectures at Leiden University. X then asked the court to impose a gag order on him, claiming he was talking about the case during his lecture — which he wasn't. Elon Musk promised more transparency on X in 2022, including on shadowbans — where an account isn't actually banned, but its posts are quietly suppressed and hidden from search results. X has been doing exactly the opposite ever since the ownership changed. For example, X is the only tech giant exploiting a loophole against Out-of-Court Dispute Settlement Bodies in the EU — by simply not paying them. These are independent, certified entities designed to resolve disputes between users and platforms over suspensions, shadowbans, etc. Because X doesn't pay, all of these bodies refuse to take on X cases. X users are the only major platform users in Europe who are effectively forced to sue in court just to get their rights.