ByteDance argues EU court wrongly assessed its rebuttal of tech gatekeeper status
By Lewis Crofts ( May 12, 2026, 11:39 GMT | Insight) -- TikTok's owner told EU judges that it only needed to “call into question” its status as a digital gatekeeper and not prove it wrong outright, arguing that this was a legal error in a 2024 ruling that should be overturned. ByteDance appeared on Tuesday at the EU Court of Justice to dispute its designation under the Digital Markets Act, clashing with the European Commission over whether or not it had reached the standard of “manifestly" putting its designation into question.TikTok owner ByteDance told the EU's highest court on Tuesday that it only needed to “call into question” its status as a digital gatekeeper and not prove it wrong outright, arguing that this was a legal error in a 2024 ruling that should be overturned....
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