ResearchBuzz: FirehoseReuters: 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/
tech news ᳇ eicker.newsThe #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
Valigia BluMeta 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/
PPC LandShein 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
Daily Times - Latest Pakistan News, World, Business, Sports, Lifestyle [Unofficial]TikTok faces EU fines for addictive features
Claes de VreeseA 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
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"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."
Jan PenfratSo 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!
Steffen Voß@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
Weizenbaum-InstitutNew #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
