By Sara Brandstätter ( July 10, 2026, 10:01 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms is breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act through the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram, the European Commission found on Friday. The probe focuses on features including infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and highly personalized recommender systems, as well as whether Meta adequately assessed and mitigated risks to users’ physical and mental wellbeing. If the findings — which are only preliminary — are confirmed, Meta could face a non-compliance decision and fines of up to 6 percent of its global annual revenue.Meta Platforms is breaching the EU’s Digital Services Act through the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram, the European Commission said on Friday (see here)....
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