#62023TJ1078EU General Court ruling on Meta’s gatekeeper designation under the Digital Markets Act
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The ruling examines the European Commission’s decision to designate Meta as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act. It focuses on whether Meta’s services, including Facebook and Instagram-related functions, qualify as core platform services and whether they act as important gateways between businesses and users. For large digital platforms, the case clarifies how hard it is to challenge gatekeeper status once the DMA’s size and user thresholds are met. Business users, advertisers, app developers, and compliance teams should treat this as part of the EU’s broader push to keep major online platforms under stricter market-access rules.
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Key Changes
- Reviews the Commission’s designation of Meta as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act
- Clarifies how core platform services and important gateway status are assessed
- Signals stricter scrutiny for major online platforms that meet DMA thresholds
Obligations
What this law requires
This judgment concerns the Commission’s designation of Meta as a gatekeeper under Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925, including whether Meta services qualify as core platform services and important gateways between business users and end users.
For court-review purposes, the DMA gatekeeper presumptions under Article 3(2) and Article 3(5) are central where a platform meets size and user-threshold criteria and seeks to rebut designation as an important gateway for business users to reach end users.
The case addresses the conditions under Article 17(1) and Article 17(3) of Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 for opening a market investigation in connection with gatekeeper designation.
The judgment reviews procedural safeguards in DMA gatekeeper designation proceedings, including rights of defence and the Commission’s obligation to state reasons for its designation decision.