The TikTok provider Bytedance has temporarily failed in its attempt to halt its designation as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act by the European Court (ECJ). TikTok had lodged an objection against this classification by the European Commission on Sept. 5 and requested the ECJ to suspend it until clarification in the main proceedings. The President of the lower court of the European Union responsible for administrative acts announced on Friday, with detailed reasoning, why Bytedance’s request was unsuccessful.