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    Meta, TikTok win challenge against EU tech fees, forcing regulators to recalculate

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    Posted on September 10, 2025

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    Last updated: January 22, 2026

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    Quick Summary

    Meta and TikTok won a legal challenge against EU tech fees, forcing regulators to revise their fee calculation methodology within 12 months.

    Table of Contents

    • Legal Challenge and Regulatory Implications
    • Background of the Supervisory Fee
    • Court Ruling and Next Steps
    • Impact on Other Tech Companies

    Meta and TikTok Challenge EU Tech Fees, Prompting Regulatory Review

    Legal Challenge and Regulatory Implications

    By Foo Yun Chee

    Background of the Supervisory Fee

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Meta Platforms and TikTok on Wednesday won a legal challenge to the way EU regulators calculated a supervisory fee imposed on them under landmark tech rules, but will receive no money back while officials reformulate the levy.

    Court Ruling and Next Steps

    Meta and ByteDance's TikTok sued the European Commission after they were hit with a supervisory fee of 0.05% of their annual worldwide net income to cover the EU executive's cost of monitoring their compliance with the Digital Services Act.

    Impact on Other Tech Companies

    The size of the annual fee is tied to the number of average monthly active users for each company and whether each posts a profit or loss in the preceding financial year. The two companies said the methodology was flawed, resulting in disproportionate fees.

    The Luxembourg-based General Court sided with Meta and TikTok, giving European Union regulators 12 months to fix their methodology using a different legal act.

    "That methodology... should have been adopted not in the context of implementing decisions but in a delegated act, in accordance with the rules laid down in the DSA," judges said.

    They said regulators need not repay the 2023 fees paid by the companies for now, while they come up with a new legal basis for the methodology used to determine the size of the fee.

    The Commission said the court had confirmed that its fee methodology is sound and sees no issue with the principle of the fee nor the amount.

    "The Court's ruling requires a purely formal correction on the procedure. We now have 12 months to adopt a delegated act to formalise the fee calculation and adopt new implementing decisions," a Commission spokesperson said.

    The DSA, which entered into force in November 2022, requires very large online platforms to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their sites or risk fines as much as 6% of their annual global turnover.

    Other companies required to pay the supervisory fee include Amazon, Apple, Booking.com, Google, Microsoft, Elon Musk's X social media platform, Snapchat and Pinterest.

    The cases are T-55/24 - Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission and T-58/24 - TikTok Technology v Commission.

    (Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Tomasz Janowski and Jan Harvey)

    Key Takeaways

    • •Meta and TikTok win a legal challenge against EU tech fees.
    • •The court ruled the fee calculation methodology was flawed.
    • •Regulators have 12 months to revise the fee calculation method.
    • •The Digital Services Act imposes these fees on large platforms.
    • •Other tech giants like Amazon and Google are also affected.

    Frequently Asked Questions about Meta, TikTok win challenge against EU tech fees, forcing regulators to recalculate

    1What is a supervisory fee?

    A supervisory fee is a charge imposed by regulatory authorities to cover the costs of monitoring compliance with laws and regulations, particularly for large tech companies.

    2What is the Digital Services Act?

    The Digital Services Act is a European Union regulation aimed at creating a safer digital space by establishing rules for online platforms to manage illegal content and protect users.

    3What is compliance in the context of financial services?

    Compliance refers to the process of ensuring that a company adheres to laws, regulations, and guidelines relevant to its business operations, particularly in the financial sector.

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