Digital Markets Act: Partial success for Meta at EU court

EU court overturns Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper status, but upholds competition requirements for Facebook's Messenger. Partial success for Meta.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Digital-Markets-Act-Partial-success-for-Meta-at-EU-court-11319051.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

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Digital Markets Act: Partial success for Meta at EU court

EU court overturns Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper status, but upholds competition requirements for Facebook's Messenger. Partial success for Meta.

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Das Gericht der EU kippt die Einstufung des Marketplace von Meta als Torwächter, bestätigt den Status und die Wettbewerbsauflagen aber für Facebooks Messenger. #Digital Markets Act

Digital Markets Act: Teilerfol...
Digital Markets Act: Teilerfolg für Meta vor dem EU-Gericht

Das Gericht der EU kippt die Einstufung des Marketplace von Meta als Torwächter, bestätigt den Status und die Wettbewerbsauflagen aber für Facebooks Messenger.

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Digital Markets Act: Teilerfolg für Meta vor dem EU-Gericht

Das Gericht der EU kippt die Einstufung des Marketplace von Meta als Torwächter, bestätigt den Status und die Wettbewerbsauflagen aber für Facebooks Messenger.

https://www.heise.de/news/Digital-Markets-Act-Teilerfolg-fuer-Meta-vor-dem-EU-Gericht-11319034.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalMarketsAct #Facebook #Handel #Messaging #MetaPlatforms #Netzpolitik #Wirtschaft #news

Digital Markets Act: Teilerfolg für Meta vor dem EU-Gericht

Das Gericht der EU kippt die Einstufung des Marketplace von Meta als Torwächter, bestätigt den Status und die Wettbewerbsauflagen aber für Facebooks Messenger.

heise online
ICYMI: EU court kills Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper status but keeps Messenger: The EU General Court today annulled Meta's gatekeeper designation for Facebook Marketplace while upholding Messenger's DMA classification as a key gateway. https://ppc.land/eu-court-kills-metas-marketplace-gatekeeper-status-but-keeps-messenger/ #Meta #FacebookMarketplace #Messenger #EUCourt #DigitalMarketsAct
EU court kills Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper status but keeps Messenger

The EU General Court today annulled Meta's gatekeeper designation for Facebook Marketplace while upholding Messenger's DMA classification as a key gateway.

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Gerichtsurteil: Facebook Messenger gilt weiterhin als dominanter Internet-Dienst

https://netzpolitik.org/2026/gerichtsurteil-facebook-messenger-gilt-weiterhin-als-dominanter-internet-dienst/

Meta wollte seinen Facebook Messenger und den Marketplace nicht als marktmächtige Kerndienste eingestuft sehen. Der US-Konzern wehrte sich vor Gericht gegen die strengeren Auflagen des Digital Markets Act, bekam aber nur in einem Punkt recht.

#digitalmarketsact #dma #eu_kommission #facebook #facebook_messenger #gatekeeper #interoperabilität #kartellrecht #meta #wettbewerb #netzpolitik
EU court kills Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper status but keeps Messenger: The EU General Court today annulled Meta's gatekeeper designation for Facebook Marketplace while upholding Messenger's DMA classification as a key gateway. https://ppc.land/eu-court-kills-metas-marketplace-gatekeeper-status-but-keeps-messenger/ #Meta #FacebookMarketplace #EUCourt #DigitalMarketsAct #TechRegulation
EU court kills Meta's Marketplace gatekeeper status but keeps Messenger

The EU General Court today annulled Meta's gatekeeper designation for Facebook Marketplace while upholding Messenger's DMA classification as a key gateway.

PPC Land

News Headlines | EU court backs Meta fight against Marketplace label

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

The EU’s General Court rejected Meta’s challenge to the European Commission’s designation of its Messenger app as a “gatekeeper” under the Digital Markets Act, confirming that Messenger is a significant gateway for businesses to reach users and therefore subject to the law’s obligations. In contrast, the court annulled the gatekeeper label for Meta’s Marketplace platform, finding the Commission had not provided sufficient justification; the label had already been dropped after Marketplace fell below the user‑threshold. Meta welcomed the Marketplace decision and said it will review the ruling on Messenger, which could be appealed to the EU’s highest court.

Read more: https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0603/1576517-eu-court-backs-meta-fight-against-marketplace-label/

#EU #Meta #Marketplace #EuropeanCommission #DigitalMarketsAct

RE: https://curia.social-network.europa.eu/@Curia/116684940972542605

Oh my that was not on my bingo card today:

The EU's General Court says Meta's #Marketplace isn't really a #gatekeeper under the #DMA because #Meta has made changes to its business user functionality which the EC didn't properly assess. The Court also confirmed that designating Messenger as a gatekeeper was correct.

So kind of a half-win half-loss for the EC but I fear this will make the EC even more over-cautious and DMA enforcement even weaker. 😬

#DigitalMarketsAct