The EU’s General Court rules on Meta’s challenge to European Commission “gatekeeper” designations under the Digital Markets Act. The court upholds the Commission’s gatekeeper label for Meta’s Messenger, meaning the company remains subject to the associated obligations for that service. However, the court overturns the Commission’s designation of Meta’s Marketplace as a gatekeeper. The court finds that the Commission’s reasoning for including Marketplace does not meet the requirements for such a designation, and it therefore annuls that part of the Commission’s decision. Meta had asked the General Court to strike down two gatekeeper labels—one for Messenger and one for Marketplace. The outcome is a partial success for Meta: the Marketplace designation is removed, while the Messenger designation stays in place. As a result, Meta’s compliance duties under the DMA continue for Messenger, but not for Marketplace, according to the court’s ruling.
EU court keeps Messenger gatekeeper label but overturns it for Meta Marketplace
The EU’s General Court rules on Meta’s challenge to European Commission “gatekeeper” designations under the Digital Markets Act. The court upholds the Commission’s gatekeeper label for Meta’s Messenge...
- The General Court issues a partial ruling on Meta’s gatekeeper status under the Digital Markets Act.
- The court overturns the European Commission’s gatekeeper designation for Meta’s Marketplace.
- The court upholds the gatekeeper designation for Meta’s Messenger.
- Because of the ruling, obligations tied to “gatekeeper” status continue for Messenger but not for Marketplace.
- Meta challenges two gatekeeper labels and the court removes one while keeping the other.
The General Court annulled the Commission’s designation of Marketplace under the Digital Markets Act, faulting its reasoning, while upholding the same label for Messenger. Meta walked into the EU’s General Court asking it to strike down two gatekeeper labels and walked out having shed one. On 3 June the Luxembourg court annulled the European Commission’s […] This story continues at The Next Web
2 months agoMeta Platforms has today lost its fight against the EU's labelling of its Messenger app as a powerful "gatekeeper", which places obligations on tech companies with significant influence.
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