cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/889819
The EU General Court in Luxembourg ruled that the designation was warranted under the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA) because short video app TikTok exceeded relevant thresholds including global market value and the number of EU users.
Labeled companies are prevented from forcing users in the bloc to consent to have access to a service or certain functionalities.
ByteDance had argued that its global market value largely came from China, rather than the EU.
It also said TikTok does not operate an exponential user expansion model and that it was acting as a “challenger” to digital monopolies operated by established platforms such as Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, and Alphabet, which owns Google. Both companies are also designated as “gatekeepers.”
But the EU General Court rejected those arguments, finding that TikTok could no longer be considered a “challenger” on the market, unlike when it joined back in 2018.
The judges concluded that TikTok had “succeeded in increasing its number of users very rapidly and exponentially” since then, and that its large number of European users does indeed contribute to its global market value.
Another based move from the EU
Yes, we just can’t stop getting W’s
Like the time the EU Commission tried to circumvent E2EE but failed
Or the other time our EU Commission tried to circumvent E2EE but failed
Or the other time… why the fuck are they trying this like every 2 weeks? They’re currently working on a new proposal but just recently
stoppedpaused because they estimated that it wouldn’t pass the parliamentYeah there are plenty of things to criticize about the EU but at least they are mostly open about their attempts at undermining democracy.
They’re open about their attempts to open your chat log.
and that it was acting as a “challenger” to digital monopolies operated by established platforms such as Meta,
Did those in the room burst out into laughter at this point?
And then they unveiled their, “ByteDance: We’re totally not the CCP” logo.
And everyone laughed harder.
I love that they’re treating all the companies equally, like Meta and Alphabet, too. Unlike the US. How do we get EU tech policies in the US? 😭
First step, make lobbying illegal ffs
That’s a big step considering the people who would make the laws are corrupt from lobbying.
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You can’t and shouldn’t expect things to change thanks to the current ruling class
