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Meta Files Legal Challenge Against EU's Digital Services Act Fee

Meta contests the EU's supervisory fee calculation under the Digital Services Act, arguing it unfairly burdens profitable companies.

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BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 12: A visitor uses a mobile phone in front of the Facebook logo at the #CDUdigital conference on September 12, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The world's largest social media network was launched by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard College roommates in 2004, and had its initial public offering in February 2012. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Meta is challenging the EU's supervisory fee for large online platforms, arguing the calculation method is unfair.
  • The fee, aimed at covering EU regulatory oversight costs, disproportionately affects profitable companies, according to Meta.
  • Meta's legal challenge focuses on the fee's calculation, which exempts loss-making companies despite their size or regulatory burden.
  • The EU collected €45.24M in supervisory fees from very large online platforms and search engines in 2023, with Meta contributing around €11 million.
  • The Digital Services Act requires compliance from designated platforms by February 17, 2024, with potential fines for non-compliance.