EU Court annuls gatekeeper status for Meta Marketplace, upholds for Messenger (heise.de)

• EuG voided Meta Marketplace gatekeeper status due to Commission's failure to consider changes.
• Facebook Messenger gatekeeper status upheld; court dismissed integration and user count arguments.
• Meta may appeal to ECJ; Commission had already removed Marketplace status in April 2025.

"The General Court of the European Union (EuG) annulled the Digital Markets Act (DMA) gatekeeper designation for Meta Marketplace but upheld it for Facebook Messenger. The court found the European Commission failed to consider changes Meta made by July 2023. Meta had challenged both designations. The Commission had already lifted the Marketplace status in April 2025."