European Commission said Instagram, Facebook breached Digital Services Act
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The European Commission released its preliminary findings of its investigation into Meta’s Facebook and Instagram. In a press release dated July 9, the commission said the addictive nature of the apps is “in breach of the Digital Services Act,” and Meta could face fines if it doesn’t make changes.
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Regulators say Facebook and Instagram features such as autoplay and infinite scroll contribute to ‘compulsive use’ EU regulators have accused Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, of failing to tackle the risks of its “addictive design” on the physical and mental health of users.
Meta, the parent company of the popular social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, must change the design features that make them addictive to users, the European Union said Friday. It also threatened to slap the US tech giant with steep fines if it does not abide by the new directive.
The European Union is accusing Meta of breaching social media laws by designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive. On Friday, the EU's executive arm demanded Meta disable features like infinite scrolling and autoplay by default.
The European Commission's preliminary findings target infinite scroll, autoplay, and personalized recommendations, and could trigger a fine of up to 6% of Meta's global revenue
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — The European Commission says Meta must make significant changes to Facebook and Instagram to address the “addictive design” of the social media platforms. Features on the apps such as autoplay, infinitely scrolling feeds, personalized recommendations and push not…
The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling.
The European Commission says Meta failed to protect users, especially teens, from Instagram and Facebook's addictive design, and the company could face massive fines.
The European Commission released its preliminary findings of its investigation into Meta’s Facebook and Instagram. In a press release dated July 9, the commission said the addictive nature of the apps is “in breach of the Digital Services Act,” and Meta could face fines if it doesn’t make changes.
A preliminary investigation by the bloc has found the social media giant is not doing enough to protect children using its platforms. Meta rejects the accusations, which could cost it 6% of its annual revenue in fines.
