European Union: General Court of the European Union issued interim ruling in lawsuit challenging designation as very large platform and disclosure of user identities in advertisement repository under Digital Services Act (Aylo Freesites v European Commission)

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General Court of the European Union issued interim ruling in lawsuit challenging designation as very large platform and disclosure of user identities in advertisement repository under Digital Services Act (Aylo Freesites v European Commission)

On 2 July 2024, the General Court issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by Aylo Freesites, the parent company of Pornhub, against the European Commission, challenging its designation as a very large platform and disclosure of user identities in adver…

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2024-03-01
under deliberation

On 1 March 2024, Aylo Freesites, the parent company of Pornhub, initiated a lawsuit against the Eur…

2024-07-02
under investigation

On 2 July 2024, the General Court issued a ruling in the lawsuit filed by Aylo Freesites, the paren…

2024-07-26
under appeal

On 26 July 2024, Aylo Freesites, the parent company of Pornhub, filed an appeal against the interim…

2024-09-06
in force

On 6 September 2024, the Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union dismissed Ayl…