The European Union’s tech regulatory framework received a boost following the recent General Court decision against Zalando, Europe’s largest online fashion retailer. The ruling dismissed Zalando’s challenge to its classification as a very large online platform under the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Zalando, which operates both an online shop and marketplace, contfinished that its business model distinguished it from tech behemoths like Google and Meta. However, the court disagreed, maintaining that Zalando could not demonstrate a clear distinction in applyr exposure to partner-provided content versus its own.
This legal case, T-348/23 – Zalando v Commission, marks the first challenge under the DSA by a company. Zalando may appeal on legal grounds to the Court of Justice of the European Union, indicating ongoing tensions between major platforms and EU regulators over content regulation.
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