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Google fights EU over categorization of its Shopping service under digital law

By Sara Brandstätter ( April 23, 2026, 10:34 GMT | Insight) -- Google is challenging the European Commission’s refusal to de-designate its Google Shopping service under the Digital Services Act, escalating a dispute over how user numbers are calculated for determining the strictest regulatory category, MLex has learned. The case raises broader questions about the methodology for counting “average monthly active recipients,” a key threshold already at the center of multiple DSA court challenges.Google is challenging the European Commission’s decision not to de-designate its Google Shopping service under the bloc’s Digital Services Act at the EU’s General Court, escalating a dispute over how user numbers are assessed, MLex has learned....

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