The US got Meta to change Instagram and Facebook. Europe wants in.
The European Commission may be looking for bigger changes than Meta agreed to with 47 U.S. states.
In a landmark legal settlement, the United States compelled Meta to make significant changes to its Instagram and Facebook platforms, particularly for minors. The deal, worth $18 billion and signed with fourty-seven U.S. states, mandates the tech giant to limit daily usage for teens, verify user ages more strictly, and disable certain cosmetic filters.
This win for online safety in the U.S. has prompted Europe to seek similar measures, raising questions about their effectiveness compared to the U.S. settlement. The European Union has been pushing tech companies to change their addictive designs, but Meta has yet to comply. The EU regulator fears its efforts may fall short of the U.S. settlement's stringent requirements.
Despite the European Commission's accusations and investigations into Meta's addictive features, the company has not been penalized. European lawmakers are urging the Commission to enforce the Digital Services Act to ensure stronger protections for EU citizens.
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