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Facebook and Instagram have to dismantle these addictive design features, says EU watchdog

The European Union accused Meta on Friday of breaching its social media law by designing Facebook and Instagram to get users hooked, and demanded it disable “key addictive features” like infinite scrolling. The EU’s executive arm issued a fresh set of charges against Meta Platforms as part of its investigation under the 27-nation bloc’s strict digital rule book known as the Digital Services Act . The sweeping set of regulations from Brussels requires tech platforms to protect internet users unde

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Published: 10 July 2026
Source: Fast Company Tech
Category: News
Topics: Regulation · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 14 July 2026

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