Netherlands: Lawsuit concerning alleged violation of Digital Services Act (Bits of Freedom Foundation v Meta Ireland)
Progress
Current status
in force
02 Oct 2025 in force
Scope
Implementers
Netherlands
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Amsterdam District Court rules that automatic reversion to profiling-based recommendation system violates Digital Services Act
On 2 October 2025, the Amsterdam District Court ruled that Meta Ireland, the operator of Facebook and Instagram in Europe, violated the Digital Services Act (DSA). The court found that Meta's practice of automatically reverting to a profiling-based …
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court