Meta Challenges EU’s Designation of Messenger and Marketplace Under DMA

Meta is taking the European Commission to court to dispute the inclusion of Messenger and Marketplace as “core platform services” under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which imposes strict obligations on designated gatekeepers. Meta argues that Messenger is merely a feature of Facebook, not a standalone service, and that Marketplace was wrongly categorized, despite the Commission later removing it from the list. The case is part of broader resistance to the DMA by U.S. tech giants, with Apple and TikTok also filing legal challenges. A loss for the Commission could weaken its enforcement posture, especially as geopolitical tensions rise over European regulation of American firms.