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Zalando to appeal EU court ruling rejecting its challenge against EU tech rules
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Posted on September 3, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on September 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Zalando plans to appeal an EU court ruling that upheld its classification as a VLOP under the Digital Services Act, disputing the systemic risk presumption.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Zalando will appeal an EU court ruling dismissing its challenge against landmark EU tech rules, Europe's biggest online retail company said on Wednesday.
The Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe's second-highest, had earlier on Wednesday sided with the European Commission which had labelled Zalando as a very large online platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act subject to tough requirements.
"Our highly curated business model does not present a 'systemic risk' of disseminating harmful or illegal content from third parties, as presumed for VLOPs," Zalando said in a statement.
"We will appeal the judgement," it added.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee;Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
The Digital Services Act is a regulation by the European Union aimed at creating a safer digital space by establishing responsibilities for online platforms to manage harmful content.
A very large online platform (VLOP) is defined under the Digital Services Act as an online service with a significant number of users, which must comply with stricter regulations.
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