The Hindu·3 min read·medium
EU demands Facebook, Instagram dismantle design features it calls addictive for users
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The European Union has accused Meta of violating the Digital Services Act by implementing addictive design features like infinite scrolling on Facebook and Instagram. The EU is demanding changes to these features, warning that Meta could face fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue.
The European Union accused Meta on Friday (July 10, 2026) 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.
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