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Reddit designated as video-sharing platform service despite challenge over scope of regulation
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High Court upholds the decision of the respondent to designate Reddit as a Video-Sharing Platform Service under Irish law, rejecting arguments that only "native video" should be regulated, on the grounds that: embedded videos, accessible through Reddit via uploaded links, fall within the scope of the Revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive; the Respondent's decision-making process was transparent, with Reddit's responses to preliminary views fully considered; and the Respondent correctly interpreted the essential functionality test and the European Commission Guidelines, basing its decision on relevant considerations supported by evidence.
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