TikTok loses EU Digital Markets Act lawsuit

The Luxembourg-based European Court of First Instance has dismissed TikTok's challenge to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which is due to come into force next March.

The DMA was announced in September 2023, forcing six "big guys" in the technology industry including Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok... to change the way they operate towards creating a fairer market. Photo: Reuters

According to Reuters, TikTok filed a lawsuit with the European Court of First Instance in November 2023 against the company being included in the list of companies obliged to implement the DMA and requested a suspension of its obligation to comply with the DMA. ByteDance argued that complying with the DMA would risk the company disclosing important strategic information related to TikTok's user-profiling activities, which is not in the public domain.

However, the Court of First Instance stated: “ByteDance has failed to demonstrate that an interim injunction is urgently needed to avoid serious and irreparable harm.” A TikTok spokesperson said the company was disappointed with the court’s decision, but looked forward to a speedy resolution of the case.

Before TikTok, Meta announced that it would take legal action against the EU over the fees the world's largest tech companies pay under content moderation laws.

The DMA is one of the world's toughest laws targeting the world's leading technology companies, and is aimed at making it easier for people to switch between competing services, such as social networks, internet browsers and app stores. The DMA, announced in September 2023, forces six tech giants - Google (owned by Alphabet), Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and ByteDance - the Chinese company that owns the popular video-sharing platform TikTok - to change the way they operate to create a fairer market.

KHANH HUNG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/tiktok-thua-vu-kien-lien-quan-dao-luat-thi-truong-ky-thuat-so-cua-eu-post726439.html