Amazon Fights EU Over ‘Discriminatory’ Online Content Rules
- Firm sues over ‘very large online platform’ status in EU law
- Digital Services Act targets illegal content on platforms
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Amazon.com Inc. is fighting the European Union’s decision to include it on a list of Big Tech firms facing extra scrutiny under the bloc’s tough new content-moderation rules.
The online retail giant filed a challenge at the Luxembourg-based EU General Court in a bid to topple the European Commission’s decision to label it as a “very large online platform” under the Digital Services Act alongside rival marketplaces such as Google Shopping and Alibaba.