EU Court Voids 1 Meta DMA Designation, Upholds Messenger as Gatekeeper
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 3
EU Court Voids 1 Meta DMA Designation, Upholds Messenger as Gatekeeper
1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 3
Summary
Luxembourg judges handed Meta a split ruling, annulling the EU’s Digital Markets Act designation for Marketplace while keeping Messenger within the bloc’s stricter Big Tech regime.
The General Court said the European Commission made several legal errors in deciding which Meta services should be targeted under the DMA.
That leaves Meta with only a partial win: its classified-ads business escapes the designation, but Messenger remains subject to the law’s obligations for designated platform services.
The judgment narrows how Brussels can apply the DMA to individual services while preserving the Commission’s broader ability to police major tech platforms.