EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram

The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push ...

Disable autoplay and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta

The European Union is ramping up pressure on Meta to make big changes to Facebook and Instagram after the European Commission ...

Facebook and Instagram told to dismantle addictive design features

The European Union is accusing Meta of breaching social media laws by designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive ...

Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive design’ may violate European law, EU Commission finds

The European Commission says Meta must make significant changes to Facebook and Instagram to address the “addictive design” ...

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, July 10 (Reuters) - The EU charged Meta Platforms' Instagram and Facebook on Friday with breaching ...
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EU tells Meta to dismantle Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive’ design or face a fine

Brussels has told Meta to switch off autoplay and infinite scroll by default and soften its algorithms, or risk a fine of up to 6% of global turnover.