After US Settlement, EU Says Meta Must 'Protect Our Kids Too'
Brussels wants Meta to match U.S. safeguards, including an automatic nighttime block and a two-hour daily cap, or face fines under EU law.
- On Thursday, the European Union demanded Meta address "addictive" features on its platforms, following the tech giant's $16.7 billion United States settlement that imposed strict usage limits for teenagers on Facebook and Instagram.
- Last month, the European Commission found Meta in breach of the Digital Services Act , ordering the company to propose safety measures for children across the 27-nation bloc.
- Brussels identified specific platform risks including endless scroll, highly personalized feeds, and automatic video playback, with European Commission spokesman Thomas Regnier stating the EU is probing "exactly the same suspicions" as the U.S. case.
- Meta stated it disagrees with the findings but will engage "constructively" on the matter, while Brussels warned that failure to address concerns could result in fines of up to six percent of the company's total worldwide annual turnover.
- EU chief Ursula von der Leyen recently received expert recommendations to restrict social media access for children, with a formal legal proposal expected later this year following her keynote speech on September 16.
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The European Union demands that Meta implement measures in Europe to protect children following the agreement reached by the company in the United States.
The U.S. fined the Meta by $18 billion for the addiction of minors in the networks. Europe has already sat the company at the table and opened an investigation. It says that the "ball is on the side of the Meta" in doing or not complying with the legislation.
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EU demands Meta 'protect our kids' after US settlement
The EU said Thursday it expects Meta to address "addictive" features of its platforms in Europe, after the tech giant agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of Facebook and Instagram in some US states.
As part of an out-of-court settlement in the US, Meta agreed to take further measures for "addicted" minors. The post To be implemented in the EU, Brussels says about Meta's commitments to protect children appeared first on in.gr.
According to the agreement concluded in the United States, which aims, among other things, to reduce the impact of Instagram or Facebook on adolescents, Meta must "protect us and our children," said a European Union spokesman Thursday, where the American group is also being investigated, reports AFP and Reuters, quoted by News.ro.
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