Austria’s data protection authority said Friday that it has ordered YouTube to comply with EU regulations and respond to requests by users for access to data that it holds on them.

In 2019, prominent Austria-based privacy campaign group Noyb (None of Your Business) lodged complaints against eight online streaming services, including YouTube and Netflix, accusing them of “structural violations” of EU data regulations.

The complaint against YouTube was filed on behalf of an Austrian user with the country’s Data Protection Authority.

The regulator confirmed to AFP on Friday that it has “issued a decision… against Google LLC (YouTube)” regarding the suit brought by Noyb.

In their complaints, Noyb said the services violated the EU’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by not

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