Amazon has filed a lawsuit challenging its participation in a group of businesses subject to strict European Union internet content regulations. Technology experts have predicted that other tech titans may follow Amazon’s lead.
Two weeks after German online retailer Zalando sued the European Commission over the same matter, Amazon filed a challenge before the General Court of Luxembourg, the second-highest court in Europe.
19 online platforms and search engines were classified as extremely large online platforms under the Digital Services Act, which went into effect last year because they have more than 45 million members. Due to the VLOP designation, businesses must take additional measures to combat illicit online content.
“If the VLOP designation were to be applied to Amazon and not to other large retailers across the EU, Amazon would be unfairly singled out and forced to meet onerous administrative obligations that don’t benefit EU consumers,” an Amazon spokesperson said.
According to the American corporation, it has not been designated as the biggest retailer in any of the EU nations where it conducts business and neither have its larger competitors.
