Facebook and Instagram violate laws due to addictive design, EU finds

Sometimes it feels like the European Union is the only entity on Earth that's interested in reigning in big tech companies.Case in point: On Thursday, the European Commission preliminarily found that Meta apps like Facebook and Instagram were in breach of the EU's Digital Services Act, on the grounds that they feature "addictive design." The commission noted features such as autoplaying videos, infinite scrolling, personalized recommendations, and more as evidence that these apps encourage users