The European Union accuses Facebook and Instagram of addictive design
The European Commission accused Meta of violating the Digital Services Act due to addictive design elements on Facebook and Instagram, such as infinite scrolling, autoplay and instant notifications, which pose risks to the physical and psychological health of users, especially children.
The European Commission accused Meta of violating the European Union's digital rules, due to addictive design elements on the Facebook and Instagram platforms.
As part of the ongoing investigation against Meta, the Commission announced preliminary findings that the addictive designs on Facebook and Instagram violate the Digital Services Law.
The statement stated that features such as infinite scrolling, automatic content playback, instant notifications, and heavily personalized recommendation systems have not been adequately evaluated for the risks they pose to health. The physical and psychological aspects of users.
The statement specifically noted that endless scrolling, autoplay, and personalized content recommendations push users to stay for longer periods of time on the platform, which encourages unhealthy usage patterns and compulsive usage behaviors.
The Commission explained that Meta is not effectively combating the risks resulting from addictive design, noting that the company ignores the information available to it regarding the time children spend on Instagram or Facebook during the night hours.
This story was produced with machine-translation assistance, then went through human editorial review for accuracy and sourcing.
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