While the ruling is a procedural victory for the tech giants and a setback for the European Commission, it does not cancel the fee itself. In November 2023, it determined, by means of two implementing decisions, the amount of the supervisory fee applicable to each of those three platforms for 2023. The General Court annuls the implementing decisions, while maintaining their effects for a provisional period. A Legal Battle in a Wider Transatlantic Tech WarThe court case does not exist in a vacuum. European Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera recently declared, “we cannot play with our values just to accommodate the concerns of others,” signaling the bloc’s resolve.