Overview
- The European Commission issued preliminary injunctions on Friday directing Meta to alter features it calls 'addictive' on Facebook and Instagram and gave the company a chance to propose remedies.
- Brussels singled out infinite scroll, highly personalized recommendations and autoplay videos as design mechanics that prolong use and raise risks for minors and vulnerable adults.
- The Commission rejected Meta's argument that teen accounts and parental controls are sufficient, saying those tools are too hard to use or easy to bypass.
- Meta disputes the preliminary findings and can respond in writing, but the DSA allows fines up to 6% of global annual turnover if Brussels remains unsatisfied.
- The action builds on earlier EU moves that include similar requests to other platforms and follows a U.S. jury verdict in March that found platforms liable for addictive harms, with experts due to advise EU leaders on wider measures next week.