Meta Ordered by E.U. to Alter ‘Addictive Design’ of Instagram and Facebook
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"Meta Ordered by E.U. to Alter ‘Addictive Design’ of Instagram and Facebook" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (3)
- Meta hit with new allegations that platforms are addictive and harmful to youth KOMO · 4h ago
- Disable auto-play and infinite scroll or risk massive fines, EU tells Meta Ars Technica · 11h ago
- EU Escalates Meta Probe Over Addictive Design That Hooks Children Bloomberg · 11h ago
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