The ruling means the litigation — which began in 2020 — can continue. The case involves whether cookies collecting user information violates GDPR and whether the two companies are responsible for what web site operators do.
Case file: https://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/details?id=ECLI:NL:GHAMS:2024:1651
The article does talk about web cookies, so they probably thought they were being cheeky.