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Meta considers appeal after EU court partially sides with company on Marketplace, Messenger ruling
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Meta considers appeal after EU court partially sides with company on Marketplace, Messenger ruling

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Meta is considering appealing a European Union court ruling that partially sided with the company but upheld a decision regarding its Messenger platform.
  • The EU's General Court found that Meta's Marketplace should not have been designated a

Meta is weighing its options after a European Union court partially ruled in its favor regarding a dispute with Brussels over digital market regulations. The company celebrated the court's decision that its Marketplace platform should not have been classified as a "gatekeeper" under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The EU's General Court agreed with Meta, stating that the European Commission did not correctly calculate Marketplace's monthly user numbers. The court found that the Commission failed to consider Meta's changes in July 2023, which limited the number of ads users could post, impacting the calculation of professional users. The court deemed the designation of Marketplace as a "gatekeeper" insufficiently motivated.

We are reviewing the Court's decision on Messenger and are considering our options.

— Meta spokespersonThe Meta spokesperson commented on the company's reaction to the EU court's ruling.

However, the court upheld the Commission's decision regarding Meta's Messenger service. While Meta had argued that Messenger users should only be counted if they were not also Facebook users, the court stated that the Commission's calculation method was valid. The court affirmed that Messenger is a distinct interpersonal communication service from Facebook and that Meta actively promotes its specific business interaction tools.

Meta now has the option to appeal the ruling concerning Messenger to the Court of Justice of the EU, the bloc's highest court. The company stated it is reviewing the decision and considering its next steps.

We celebrate the Court's ruling on Marketplace, which confirms it should not have been designated as such in the first place.

— Meta spokespersonThe Meta spokesperson expressed satisfaction with the part of the ruling concerning the Marketplace platform.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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