EU Court Rejects Opera Challenge Against EU Exemption of Microsoft’s Edge From DMA Rules
The court said the browser was not an important gateway for businesses, leaving Microsoft Edge outside the bloc’s strictest tech rules.
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Opera loses court challenge against EU exemption of Microsoft's Edge from DMA rules
Norwegian browser maker Opera on Wednesday lost its court challenge against EU antitrust regulators' decision to exempt Microsoft's browser Edge from rules reining in the power of Big Tech.
Opera loses EU court fight to have Microsoft Edge labelled a gatekeeper
Microsoft Edge will stay outside the European Union’s toughest tech rulebook. The bloc’s General Court on Wednesday rejected Opera’s challenge to the European Commission’s decision not to designate the browser as a gatekeeper service under the Digital Markets Act. The Luxembourg-based court ruled that the Commission “did not err by accepting Microsoft’s sufficiently substantiated arguments […] This story continues at The Next Web
Microsoft's Internet browser Edge in the European Union does not have to comply with the tougher rules of the Digital Markets Act. The EU Court of Justice confirmed the Commission's assessment on Wednesday in Luxembourg. A complaint by the competitor Opera was not successful.
The General Court of the European Union rejected Opera's appeal and confirmed that Microsoft Edge will not be designated as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act, a decision that keeps several obligations out of the browser designed to limit the power of large platforms.
The European Union General Court (EU) today confirmed the European Commission's decision not to consider the Microsoft Edge web browser as an important gateway under the Digital Markets Regulation.
Opera loses court challenge against EU exemption of Microsoft's Edge from Digital Markets Act rules
BRUSSELS (Sept 2): Norwegian browser maker Opera on Wednesday lost its court challenge against EU antitrust regulators' decision to exempt Microsoft's browser Edge from rules reining in the power of Big Tech.
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