SaralnamaMeta and TikTok won a legal challenge against EU tech fees in Brussels. The European court ruled that the EU's method for calculating the 0.05% supervisory fee was flawed. The fee was meant to cover costs of monitoring compliance with the Digital Services Act. Judges gave EU regulators 12 months to fix their methodology using a different legal act. The companies don't have to repay their 2023 fees yet. The DSA requires large online platforms to tackle illegal content or face fines up to 6% of annual global turnover. Other companies affected include Amazon, Google, and X. (Updated 10 Sep 2025, 15:23 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Meta and TikTok won a legal challenge against EU tech fees in Brussels
- The European court ruled that the EU's method for calculating the 0.05% supervisory fee was flawed
- The fee was meant to cover costs of monitoring compliance with the Digital Services Act