Joint statement on data scraping and data protection

Summary:

The joint statement highlights the importance of data protection in the online environment, particularly on social media platforms. Organizations collecting and using data, including publicly available information, must have a lawful reason for doing so. Social media companies, subject to UK data protection law, are responsible for protecting user-posted content. Additionally, mass data scraping incidents may trigger reporting obligations to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) as personal data breaches.