Palantir sues Swiss magazine over reporting that Swiss agencies rejected its bids
Feb 27th 2026
Palantir has sued Swiss online magazine Republik under a right of reply law after investigative articles, based on official documents, reported that multiple Swiss federal agencies declined the company's software over data sovereignty and security concerns.
- Palantir filed a January lawsuit invoking Switzerland's right of reply statute rather than alleging defamation or seeking damages.
- Republik and investigative collective WAV published December articles based on 59 freedom of information requests documenting years of Palantir outreach to Swiss federal agencies.
- The reporting says Swiss agencies rejected Palantir at least nine times, citing concerns including data sovereignty, reputational risk, and unclear potential access by US intelligence in an internal Swiss Army report.
- Palantir is asking a Zurich court to force Republik to publish long counterstatements it says were not given a sufficient opportunity to reply.
- Republik says it stands by its reporting and refused to publish Palantir's proposed responses because they did not fairly address the coverage.
- The case has drawn international attention from outlets and press groups and a Zurich court is expected to rule in March.