REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Amazon (AMZN.O) has won court backing for now in its fight against EU tech rules that label it as a very large online platform (VLOP) required to provide researchers and authorities access to its ad repositories to see how ads are targeted.
The U.S. online retailer took its grievance to Europe's second highest court, the Luxembourg-based General Court, in July after EU antitrust regulators in April designated it as a VLOP along with 18 other platforms and search engines.
Amazon welcomed the interim measure, calling it an "an important first step that supports our broader position that Amazon doesn't fit the description of a 'Very Large Online Platform' (VLOP) under the DSA, and therefore should not be designated as such".
The Court dismissed the second part of Amazon's application.
The case is T‑367/23 R, Amazon Services Europe Sarl vs Commission.
Persons:
Gonzalo Fuentes, Foo Yun Chee, Kirsten Donovan
Organizations:
Viva Technology, Porte de, REUTERS, Rights, EU, Digital Services, The, Amazon, DSA, Amazon Services Europe, Commission, Thomson
Locations:
Porte, Paris, France, Rights BRUSSELS, U.S, Luxembourg