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Zalando loses court fight against landmark EU online content rules
The EU General Court upheld the European Commission's assessment that Zalando's platform has over 83 million active users monthly, confirming its classification under the Digital Services Act.
- On Wednesday, the Luxembourg-based General Court dismissed Zalando's appeal, upholding its designation as a Very Large Online Platform under the Digital Services Act.
- Zalando argued it is a hybrid service with a retail business representing 61% of its business, and contested the European Commission's user-counting methodology as unclear and inconsistent.
- The court found the Commission justified in assessing more than 83 million active users, not around 30 million as Zalando claimed, and said all could be deemed exposed to third-party sellers' information.
- As a result, Zalando faces supervisory fees and transparency obligations like Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms, and can appeal on points of law to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
- The judgment boosts EU tech regulators' push to make platforms tackle illegal content, affecting appeals by Amazon and adult sites, with rulings on Meta and TikTok due next week alongside six other designated platforms.
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