Meta rejects EU finding that Facebook, Instagram use addictive design
The post Meta rejects EU finding that Facebook, Instagram use addictive design appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Meta has pushed back on what the European Commission recently said about a preliminary finding that showed that Instagram and Facebook broke EU law with features built to keep users scrolling. The finding, which was published on July 10 and looked into what the commission refers to as the “addictive design” of the two apps under the Digital Services Act (DSA), could expose the company to fines worth up to 6% of its global annual turnover and force design changes across both platforms. Features like the infinite scroll, video autoplay, push notifications, and the platforms’ personalized recommender systems are being pointed out as part of the core problem. According to the Commission, these features “shift the brain into autopilot mode,” and it says that Meta failed to properly weigh their effect on users’ physical and mental health. A Meta spokesperson stated that the co