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The European Commission may designate Amazon as a 'very large online platform' and impose the associated stricter supervision. Amazon had objected to this but the European Court of Justice ruled that the EC's interests outweighed.
Under the Digital Services Act Amazon as a very large online platform would have to disclose detailed information about online advertisements among other things. on the platform. Amazon did not want to do this and Court rules against Amazon.It The Court acknowledges that the measure is likely to cause Amazon to suffer 'serious damage' which would also be irreparable if it later turns out that a court rules that the Commission's step was not lawful. However the Court also takes into account the interests of the EU and notes that it is not certain that the aforementioned damage would pose problems for Amazon's existence or development in the long term.
In addition the Court states that suspending the measure would ensure that the full objectives of the DSA Regulation are not achieved until later possibly several years later. In the meantime an online situation that harms fundamental rights would continue to exist which could also continue to grow and further restrict rights. While the Commission actually thinks that these very large online platforms play an important role in that online situation. The interests of the EU therefore outweigh the interests of Amazon which is why the enhanced supervision will not be suspended. Amazon tells Reuters it is disappointed in the verdict.
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