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TikTok and Facebook owner Meta are filing legal challenges against new European Union rules designed to counter the dominance of digital giants and make online competition fairer by giving consumers more choice...
TikTok said in a blog post Thursday that its appealing being classified as an online gatekeeper by the Digital Markets Act, arguing that its playing the role of a new competitor in social media that is taking on entrenched players...
Meta said a day earlier that it disagrees with the 27-nation blocs decision to include its Marketplace and Messenger as gateway services under the new rules, adding that it is seeking clarification on specific points of law...
Labeling TikTok a gatekeeper undermines the DMAs goal by protecting actual gatekeepers from newer competitors like TikTok, the company said, adding that the video-sharing app is arguably the most capable challenger to bigger social media rivals...
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