In an in-depth article published in Giustizia Civile.com, attorney Alessandro del Ninno examines the Milan Court's order of April 10, 2026, concerning the admissibility of a representative action brought against Meta for alleged violations of the GDPR.

The article explores the relationship between collective consumer protection and the individual right to compensation, examining the European legal framework governing representative actions, the burden of proving non-material damage, loss of control over personal data, and the resulting implications for businesses.

The analysis proposes a model of “selective procedural aggregation”, allowing common issues to be assessed collectively while preserving the requirement to establish individual damage and causation, in accordance with the principles developed by the Court of Justice of the European Union.