Court of Justice 8 June 2023, C-376/22 (Google Ireland Limited and Others v Kommunikationsbehörde Austria (Komm Austria).)

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Advocate General Szpunar's opinion addresses the legal dispute regarding the applicability of the Austrian Federal Law on measures for the protection of users on communication platforms (KoPl-G) to major service providers like Google, Meta, and TikTok. The core issue revolves around whether Austria can impose general legislative measures that derogate from the country-of-origin principle established in Directive 2000/31/EC, particularly in light of the Digital Services Act. Szpunar suggests that while Member States may take specific measures under certain conditions, the KoPl-G's broad application raises questions about its compatibility with EU law and the free movement of services.AI