Under the DMA (Digital Markets Act), the EU designated a list of big companies as “gatekeepers.” This label requires them to meet a series of common requirements to ensure that new services can compete. TikTok is on the EU gatekeeper list, but ByteDance, its parent company, disagreed with that and appealed the decision.

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