Brussels has opened infringement proceedings against the tech giant, arguing that it is not “convinced that it has done enough to comply with the obligations of the Digital Services Act”.
The European Commission (CE) opened this Thursday a infringement procedure to Meta because he thinks so Facebook and Instagram encourage addiction between minors and that the company has not taken effective measures to address this problem.
“We are not convinced that it has done enough to meet its obligations under the Digital Services Act to reduce the risks of negative impacts on the physical and mental health of young Europeans on its Facebook and Instagram platforms” , the report said today. the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.
The procedure formally launched on Thursday is based on the preliminary analysis of the risk assessment report sent by Meta in September 2023, but also on the responses sent by Meta to Brussels in response to the formal information requirements and on public information provided by the European Commission itself has been collected. .
The EC addresses three areas in its sanctions file and emphasizes that it will analyze them “in depth”. On the one hand, the possible addictive effects of these platforms are examined. On the other hand, she will study the study effectiveness of controls to detect age of the users. Finally, it will analyze the level of privacy and security granted to minors in the operation of recommendation systems.
Source: EITB
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