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Meta’s WhatsApp braces for EU court’s ruling on direct challenges to GDPR decisions

By Matthew Newman ( February 6, 2026, 15:59 GMT | Comment) -- WhatsApp Ireland is set to learn next week whether it can challenge a decision by a group of EU data protection authorities before the EU courts — a precedent-setting ruling that could unblock related appeals currently pending before EU judges. This will mark the first time the EU Court of Justice has ruled on whether a decision by the EDPB may be directly challenged at the General Court, or whether a company must pursue its challenge through a national court.Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp Ireland is set to learn next week whether it can challenge a decision by a group of EU data protection authorities before the EU courts — a precedent-setting ruling that could unblock related appeals currently pending before EU judges....

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