First statement. In a first statement on ruling by the General Court, the chairman of noyb said the following:
Max Schrems, Chairman of noyb: “This case already has been going on for more than six years, with the DPC refusing to take action, which benefits US Big Tech. We are happy about the Court’s decision to dismiss the DPC’s claims, but it also means that the cases starts again from square one. Any final decision will take years before the DPC and before the Irish courts. The DPC is a master of grotesque sidesteps and loops in procedures – with the consequence that US Big Tech is never receiving a penalty.”
Background. This case is based on a noyb complaint from 2018, but noyb is not a party to the proceedings before the EU courts.