05/06/2026 (Agence Europe) – The European Commission has stated that it has “taken note” of the judgement of the General Court of the European Union annulling Meta’s designation as gatekeeper for its Marketplace service under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) (see EUROPE 13880/24). “We will carefully examine the judgement of the General Court in this regard. The impact of this cancellation is limited, as Marketplace has already been withdrawn from the list of services designated by the Commission since April 2025, as the required threshold of professional users has no longer been reached”, a Commission spokesperson told Agence Europe. However, he welcomed the General Court’s confirmation of Messenger’s designation as a platform service, as “this means that Meta must continue its efforts to ensure interoperability between Messenger and other number-independent interpersonal communication services, as is already the case for WhatsApp”. (APH)