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EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines
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Egypt Independent
· Jul 11, 2026
Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive design’ may violate European law, EU Commission finds
New York — 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 notifications could compromise users’ “physical and mental wellbeing,” the commission said in a statement Thursday. It The post Facebook and Instagram’s ‘addictive design’ may violate European law, EU Commission finds appeared first on Egypt Independent.
Mashable
· Jul 10, 2026
Facebook and Instagram violate laws due to addictive design, EU finds
The European Union found that Meta services like Facebook and Instagram are too addictive by design.
Sweden Herald
· Jul 10, 2026
EU warns Meta over Instagram and Facebook addictive design, faces possible billion-euro fines
EU warns Meta over Instagram and Facebook addictive design, faces possible billion-euro fines
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 11, 2026
EU Says Instagram and Facebook’s Addictive Design Breaches Digital Services Act
The European Commission issued preliminary findings that Instagram and Facebook breach the Digital Services Act through addictive features including infinite scrolling and video autoplay. Meta disagrees and faces a potential fine of up to 6 percent of global turnover.
Off The Press
· Jul 10, 2026
Meta found to breach EU laws with ‘addictive’ Instagram, Facebook designs
Instagram and Facebook’s “addictive” designs have put Meta in breach of the European Union’s digital laws, the EU concluded Friday in a preliminary report. The tech giant violated the EU’s Digital Services Act by failing to adequately consider the risks associated with design features that affected the physical well-being of its users, including minors and []...Click to read more
Korea Times News
· Jun 21, 2026
Adults addicted to social media complain
Adults addicted to social media complain
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