European Union: Lawsuit concerning supervisory fee determination under Digital Services Act (Meta Platforms Ireland v European Commission)

Progress

Current status
under appeal
20 Nov 2025 under appeal
10 Sep 2025 in force
05 Feb 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
supranational

Timeline of events

20 Nov 2025
under appeal

European Commission filed appeal against General Court judgment concerning Digital Services Act supervisory fee for Meta (C-744/25 P)

On 20 November 2025, the European Commission submitted an appeal to the Court of Justice of the European Union against the judgment of the General Court of 10 September 2025 in Case T-55/24 (Meta Platforms Ireland v European Commission), which conce…

Event type public lawsuit
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
10 Sep 2025
in force

General Court issued ruling annulling European Commission’s decision setting Meta’s supervisory fee under Digital Services Act

On 10 September 2025, the General Court annulled the European Commission’s decision setting Meta’s supervisory fee under the Digital Services Act. The Court ruled that the Commission had unlawfully used an implementing act to establish the methodolo…

Event type public lawsuit
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
05 Feb 2024
under deliberation

Meta Platforms filed lawsuit challenging European Commission's supervisory fees under Digital Services Act

On 5 February 2024, Meta Platforms Ireland filed a lawsuit against the European Commission challenging Implementing Decision C(2023) 8176, which set the supervisory fee for Facebook and Instagram under the Digital Services Act. Meta contends that th…

Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court