The EU General Court — acting as the first instance of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) — confirmed on Wednesday that online retail platform Zalando must comply with the stricter requirements of the European Digital Services Act (DSA), which includes additional obligations aimed at protecting consumers and preventing the spread of illegal content.

In its ruling, the court dismissed Zalando’s appeal against the European Commission’s decision to classify the company among the largest platforms subject to the regulation.

The court upheld the Commission’s view that the average monthly number of active Zalando recipients in the EU exceeded the threshold of 45 million (equivalent to 10% of the EU population), estimating the figure to be more than 83 million.

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