EU Demands Facebook and Instagram Remove Addictive Design Features
The European Union has accused Meta of violating its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive and has demanded that key features like infinite scrolling be disabled. The EU’s executive arm stated that Meta failed to adequately assess the risks these design choices pose to users’ mental and physical health, particularly for minors, and that existing controls are easily overridden or difficult to use. Meta denies these claims, highlighting its efforts to protect teens with new account features and parental controls, and has the opportunity to respond before a final decision, which could lead to significant fines.
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