Meta drops appeal against Dutch order for algorithm-free Facebook timeline

January 26, 2026

Meta has withdrawn from a court appeal in the Netherlands over providing an algorithm-free timeline for Facebook and Instagram users. The company said at the last minute before a hearing planned for 26 January that it was largely abandoning its appeal, RTL Z reported. The digital rights group Bits of Freedom had brought the case over compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act and announced Meta’s withdrawal.

 

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