Meta loses EU appeal against Messenger’s ‘gatekeeper’ status, wins on Marketplace (update*)
By Nicholas Hirst and Lewis Crofts ( June 3, 2026, 07:36 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms failed to overturn a 2023 decision that subjected its Messenger service to tighter regulation. The company did convince judges to annul the designation of its ecommerce service Marketplace under the DMA, although the European Commission already removed it from the regulation last year.Meta Platforms on Wednesday failed to overturn a 2023 decision that subjected its Messenger service to tighter regulation. ...
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