Amazon claims it isn’t a “Very Large Online Platform” to evade EU rules | Ars Technica

Amazon, one of 19 platforms bound by new rules, says it is "unfairly singled out."

Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Amazon doesn’t want to comply with Europe’s Digital Services Act, and to avoid the rules the company is arguing that it doesn’t meet the definition of a Very Large Online Platform under EU law. Amazon filed an appeal at the EU General Court to challenge the European Commission decision that Amazon meets the criteria and must comply with the new regulations. “We agree with the EC’s objective and are committed to protecting customers from illegal products a

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