Meta granted permission to challenge media regulator on €12m levy

Meta and WhatsApp are seeking an order from the High Court to quash a statutory instrument under the Broadcasting 2009 Act under which the multi-million euro levy was issued

Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 - 18:54

Ann O’Loughlin

Social media giants Meta and WhatsApp have been granted permission by the High Court to challenge the calculation of a €12m State levy to be imposed by media watchdog Coimisiún na Meán for their supervision costs.

At the High Court, lawyers for Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd and WhatsApp Ireland Ltd successfully applied to Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty for permission to challenge what they claim is a transparency issue over the calculation behind the levy.