On July 17, 2024, the General Court dismissed ByteDance Ltd (“ByteDance”)’s appeal against the Commission’s decision designating ByteDance as a “gatekeeper” under the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”).[1]  This marks the first judgment interpreting the DMA’s provisions and clarifying some of its intervention thresholds. The General Court’s ruling follows its earlier rejection of ByteDance’s application for interim measures.[2]