TikTok Submits Suspension Application As Gate Keeper Under New EU Rules

TikTok sued its statuist as Gate Keeper. (photo: x @TikTokSupport)

JAKARTA - TikTok, which is owned by Chinese conglomerate ByteDance, has asked Europe's second-highest court to suspend its appointment as a gatekeeper under the new EU technology rules, until the judge decides on their challenge to the label.

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) requires that TikTok and other gatekeepers such as Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms, Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft allow their messaging apps to interact with competitors and allow users to decide which apps to install beforehand on their devices.

They are not allowed to side with their own services compared to competitors or prevent users from deleting previously installed software or apps.

TikTok last month challenged the EU's decision at the Luxembourg-based General Court, stating that its appointment risks damaging DMA's goal of protecting doorkeepers from new competitors like him.

"We have submitted a request for temporary action," said a TikTok spokesman.

Thresholds for courts to approve temporary measures are very high. Companies must show that the situation is urgent and that they will suffer irreparable losses without temporary action.

Meta and Apple have also sued the Commission for the status of the doorkeeper.