TikTok loses EU Digital Markets Act case

The Luxembourg-based European Court of First Instance has dismissed TikTok's challenge to compliance 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 the 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 not demonstrated the urgency of obtaining an interim injunction to avoid serious and irreparable harm.” A TikTok spokesperson said the company was disappointed with the court’s decision, but hoped the case would be resolved quickly.

Before TikTok, Meta announced it would take legal action against the EU over the fees the world's biggest 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 also 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 "big" technology companies including 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 in a way that creates 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