The European Union has warned Meta to alter Facebook and Instagram's addictive design features. Brussels accuses the tech giant of failing to limit risks to users, especially children. Changes could include disabling features like infinite scroll and autoplay by default. Meta disagrees with the findings but will engage constructively with the EU. Failure to comply could result in fines up to six percent of Meta's global annual turnover.

The European Commission said its investigation into Facebook and Instagram found Meta failed to properly assess the risks of its “addictive design.”

The European Union is accusing Meta of breaching social media laws by designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive.