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WhatsApp wins admissibility fight over EDPB decision at EU courts

By Matthew Newman ( February 10, 2026, 08:57 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp can directly challenge a binding decision of the European Data Protection Board before the EU courts, the bloc’s top court said on Tuesday. The ruling opens the door to contesting EDPB binding decisions at EU level rather than through national courts, potentially shortening judicial proceedings and reshaping how companies appeal GDPR enforcement actions.Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp can challenge a decision by a group of EU data protection authorities before the EU courts, the EU’s top court said on Tuesday, in a precedent-setting ruling that could unblock related appeals currently pending before EU judges....

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