Concerns over addicted kids spur probe into Meta and its use of dark patterns

arstechnica.com Brussels has opened an in-depth probe into Meta over concerns it is failing to do enough to protect children from becoming addicted to social media platforms such as…

EU probes Meta over its provisions for protecting children

theregister.com The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether Meta, the provider of Facebook and Instagram, may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in…

EU investigates Meta for ‘stimulating addiction’ in kids

siliconrepublic.com The bloc believes Meta ‘may exploit the weaknesses and inexperience of minors’ and cause addictive behaviours that reinforce the so-called rabbit hole effect in kids. The EU…

Facebook and Instagram probed over fears they may be too addictive for children

aol.com The European Union is worried that Meta is failing to protect children on its platforms, Facebook and Instagram, and has launched a formal investigation that could result in…

Facebook and Instagram face fresh scrutiny under the European Union's strict digital regulations

abcnews.go.com The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict…

Instagram and Facebook under EU investigation for causing child addiction and harm

theverge.com The European Union has opened a formal investigation into Meta over concerns that it isn’t doing enough to safeguard the mental and physical health of children who use its…

EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns

theguardian.com The European Commission has begun an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms are creating addictive behaviour among children…

EU says Booking.com is a gatekeeper under DMA rules

siliconrepublic.com This means that Europe’s most popular holiday accommodation booking service will now joins the ranks of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft. Booking, the…

Chinese firms facing EU probe exit from Romanian solar project

asia.nikkei.com BRUSSELS -- Two Chinese groups have withdrawn from a solar project in Romania after the European Union launched a fair competition investigation against them, an EU official…

Booking.com gatekeeper under EU's online competition rules

euronews.com Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft already fall under the scope of the rules. Hotel and apartment rental website Booking.com has been designated as a…

EU demands X to explain its lax content moderation under DSA

siliconrepublic.com A recent transparency report on X revealed that the platform has curtailed its team of content moderators by almost 20pc since the preceding report in October. The European…

TikTok suspends rewards in Lite app in the wake of EU probe

euronews.com The video-sharing platform is subject to two Commission investigations under the DSA. TikTok has voluntarily suspended the rewards functions in its TikTok Lite app in the…

TikTok subject to second DSA investigation over Lite app, faces suspension

euronews.com The video sharing platform needs to provide a risk assessment by tomorrow. TikTok is subject to a second probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA) over the launch of its…