German ministries asked to shut down their Facebook pages

German bodies are requested to close their Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) pages. In May, Ulrich Kelber asked government authorities to close their Facebook pages. The reason for being asked to close their Facebook Pages is because Facebook is failing to solve their problems. The ongoing problems with data protection compliance with Facebook are also the reason. In a letter to the government, Kelber warned state agencies of enforcement measures if they don't close their Facebook pages by January 2022. Although the BfDi, Kelber's authority, does not have a page on Facebook, his name appears when someone tries to search for him on Facebook. Many authorities operate Facebook pages, including the Ministry of Health page with over 760,000 followers. Ignoring data protection laws and privacy expectations isn't new to Facebook. Kelber stated that he avoids cracking down on various ministries' pages on Facebook; however, he is concerned about the sides of the public institutions as they concern the citizens. In his letter, he stated that government agencies must comply with data protection laws. He said Facebook made no changes to its policies. He argued that Facebook does not comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. In June 2018, the European Supreme Court ruled that the administrator of the fan page on Facebook is also responsible for the data posted on the page. The problem is that Facebook does not provide the operators of sites with sufficient information about how the company processes user data. As a result, page operators on Facebook do not comply with the rules & regulations of the GDPR. For example, page operators are unable to inform the followers of their Facebook page about the data processing. In addition, the operators of Facebook pages are not able to switch off any further processing of the followers on their pages by Facebook. The BfDi favors Twitter in 2019, as the platform offers more security features than Facebook.