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

Company’s social media platforms, which also include Instagram, may have addictive effects, says European Commission• Business live – latest updatesThe European Commission has opened an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms are creating addictive behaviour among children and damaging mental health.The EU executive said Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark law passed by the bloc last summer that makes digital companies large and small liable for disinformation, shopping scams, child abuse and other online harms. Continue reading… Meta, Child protection, Business, Internet, Children, European Commission, Europe, European Union, Digital media, US news, Technology Technology | The Guardian

Company’s social media platforms, which also include Instagram, may have addictive effects, says European Commission

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The European Commission has opened an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms are creating addictive behaviour among children and damaging mental health.

The EU executive said Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark law passed by the bloc last summer that makes digital companies large and small liable for disinformation, shopping scams, child abuse and other online harms.

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