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European Union: Announced Amazon lawsuit against European Commission regarding designation as Very Large Online Platform (Case T-367/23)

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Announced Amazon lawsuit against European Commission regarding designation as Very Large Online Platform (Case T-367/23)

On 5 July 2023, Amazon filed a lawsuit against against the European Commission's (EC) decision to designate Amazon as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) from 25 April 2023. Amazon asked the Court to annul this decision, or alternatively annul it r…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2023-07-05
under deliberation

On 5 July 2023, Amazon filed a lawsuit against against the European Commission's (EC) decision to …

2023-09-27
under investigation

On 27 September 2023, the European General Court delivered an interim decision in the legal dispute…

2024-03-27
in force

On 27 March 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected Amazon's request to su…

2025-11-19
in force

On 19 November 2025, the General Court of the European Union issued its judgment in Case T-367/23, …