Netherlands: Amsterdam District Court rules that automatic reversion to profiling-based recommendation system violates Digital Services Act

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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 …

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-10-02
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On 2 October 2025, the Amsterdam District Court ruled that Meta Ireland, the operator of Facebook a…