Reuters: EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports. “The European Commission is set to escalate a probe into Meta Platforms that alleges ​its social media offerings are designed to be addictive to ‌children, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/26/reuters-eu-to-ramp-up-meta-probe-into-addictive-design-bloomberg-news-reports/
Reuters: EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports

Reuters: EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports. “The European Commission is set to escalate a probe into Meta Platforms that alleges ​its social media offerin…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose
The #EU plans to target #addictivedesign features on #TikTok and #Instagram, including #endlessscrolling and #autoplay, to protect #children from #socialmedia harms. The EU Commission is also investigating platforms that allow children to access harmful content and has developed an age verification app with high privacy standards. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Meta e YouTube condannate per "addictive design". Sembra una vittoria per i minori, ma l'analisi giuridica svela rischi enormi | @brunosaetta
https://www.valigiablu.it/sentenze-meta-youtube-limiti-giuridici-rischi/

#meta #youtube #addictivedesign

Social media e addictive design: i limiti giuridici delle sentenze contro Meta e YouTube - Valigia Blu

Meta e YouTube condannate per "addictive design". Sembra una vittoria per i minori, ma l'analisi giuridica svela rischi enormi.

Valigia Blu
Shein faces EU probe over child safety failures and addictive design: European Commission opens formal DSA proceedings against Shein over illegal products, addictive design, and recommender opacity, affecting 145 million EU shoppers. https://ppc.land/shein-faces-eu-probe-over-child-safety-failures-and-addictive-design/ #Shein #EULaw #ChildSafety #AddictiveDesign #ConsumerProtection
Shein faces EU probe over child safety failures and addictive design

European Commission opens formal DSA proceedings against Shein over illegal products, addictive design, and recommender opacity, affecting 145 million EU shoppers.

PPC Land
A case to follow. This cuts to the very core of TikTok and other platforms’ business model. The charge is to change. Or pay (up to 6% of turnover) #addictiveDesign #infiniteScrolling #recsys www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

TikTok could be forced to chan...
TikTok could be forced to change app’s ‘addictive design’ by European Commission

Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into ‘autopilot mode’, with concerns for children and vulnerable adults

The Guardian

"Dabei sehen Expertinnen und Experten längst nicht mehr die Nutzerinnen und Nutzern so sehr in der Verantwortung, sondern vielmehr die Plattformen und Konzerne – und auch die Politik."

#addictiveDesign

https://science.orf.at/stories/3233444/

Suchtfaktor: Scrollen ohne Ende

Viele Social Media-Apps sind so aufgebaut, dass man kaum die Finger davon lassen kann. In der Forschung spricht man in diesem Zusammenhang von „addictive design“ und ist dem Suchtpotenzial von Sozialen Netzwerken längst auf der Spur.

ORF.at

So cool how @bitsoffreedom keeps up the pressure against #Meta #Facebook #Instagram in the Dutch courts to ensure compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct 💪

New compliance deadline to redesign the apps is 31 December!

https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2025/10/28/judge-grants-meta-limited-postponement-in-bits-of-freedom-lawsuit/

#DSA #DigitalRights #DeceptiveDesign #AddictiveDesign

Judge grants Meta limited postponement in Bits of Freedom lawsuit

Bits of Freedom komt op voor internetvrijheid door de online grondrechten op communicatievrijheid en privacy te beschermen.

Bits of Freedom
@hanghuhn Was ist der richtige Umgang und kann man 14-Jährigen zutrauen, dass sie sich gegen das wehren können, was die klügsten Köpfe des Silicon Valley gegen sie auffahren? #AddictiveDesign

New #wjds paper published:

Author Xin Ye explores how online platforms use manipulative, attention-grabbing tactics that undermine user autonomy. Current #EU laws fall short - this study offers 3 key policy fixes.

Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2

The paper is part of a special issue on "Well-being in the Digital World"

@dougaparry #DarkPatterns #AddictiveDesign #TechEthics #DigitalRights #PlatformRegulation #GDPR #DSA #research #law #socialscience #computerscience