The addictive features include infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and highly personalised recommender systems.

A Commission report published Monday recommends minors under 13 years of age should only have “time-limited” access to certain platforms.

A child safety panel has advised the Commission to ban social media for under-13s

Today, the European Union’s (EU) Special Panel on Child Safety Online issued a report recommending that further action be taken to tackle the harmful design of social media…

Europe is playing the long game on holding Big Tech platforms to account.

There should be a "youth mode" for children on social media platforms in which addictive features and targeted advertising are turned off, EU lawmakers demanded on Tuesday.

The addictive features include infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and highly personalised recommender systems.