EU preliminarily finds Meta breached Digital Services Act over addictive design

In the EU, social media platforms are accountable for their addictive designs. Our investigation of Instagram and Facebook shows Meta has not adequately assessed the risks of features such as infinite scroll, auto-play, push notifications, and recommender systems.

🚨 NEWS: The European Commission finds addictive design of Instagram & Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act "Meta did not adequately assess the risks of its addictive design on the physical and mental wellbeing of users, including minors and vulnerable adults" ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

The EU Commission found that Meta is in breach of the Digital Services Act due to “addictive” design features of Instagram and Facebook... www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/m...

EU tech law EU Commission preliminary findings that Meta breached EU Digital Services Act due to "addictive design" of Facebook and Instagram ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Meta broke European Union laws with its "addictive" designs for Instagram and Facebook and could face heavy fines. The EC will receive findings from experts that could help pave the way for a Europe-wide social media ban for teens arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Juillet poursuit la dynamique initiée en Mars !! Après TikTok, c'est Instagram et Facebook qui sont jugés en violation du DSA. En partie à cause des IA de recommandation. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Meta's Facebook and Instagram both use "addictive design" that could fall foul of the European Union's new Digital Services Act, and the European Commission has already preliminarily found Meta's iPhone apps are in breach of its rules.

The European Commission says Facebook's and Instagram's addictive designs violate the Digital Services Act.

#EU: Meta's addictive designs (infinite scroll, auto-play, etc.) on Instagram/Facebook risk users' wellbeing; mitigation ineffective. Fine up to 6% global turnover possible. Source: European Commission

European Commission preliminarily found Meta in breach of the #DSA for the addictive design of #Instagram and #Facebook. The investigation focuses on features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the platforms' highly personalised recommender systems.

eu commission issued a preliminary finding against meta for the facebook/insta feeds being designed to be addictive without adequately assessing the mental health risks ec.europa.eu/commission/p... 🤞

Can't say I mind this; doomscrolling is a thing. (Also: Bad things happening to Meta? Good times.) arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

EU probing Meta over "addictive design" of Instagram/Facebook. Commission finds Meta violates Digital Services Act, failing to protect users from harm. Current risk mitigation measures deemed ineffective. Fines could reach 6% of global revenue per platform if confirmed.

The EU’s leadership on this issue has been critical. Platform design cannot be trusted. We need to regulate digital products just like we regulate food, medication & cars for safety. Help us tell Canada’s MPs why safety matters 👉 healchildhood.ca ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

How about them apples: “Commission preliminarily finds the addictive design of Instagram and Facebook in breach of the Digital Services Act” ec.europa.eu/commission/p...