Meta Accused of Violating EU Digital Services Act for Failure to Adequately Prevent 'Addictive Design' Risks

CoinFeed July 10 news, according to the Wall Street Journal, the EU said Meta failed to adequately protect users from the harms of Instagram and Facebook's addictive designs, and the EU is escalating its investigation, the company may face huge fines. The European Commission released preliminary findings on Friday, ruling that Meta violated the EU's landmark Digital Services Act. The law requires the world's largest online platforms to assess and mitigate risks. If the findings are confirmed, each of Meta's platforms could face fines of up to 6% of its global revenue.