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Ireland Probes Meta’s Instagram, Facebook over EU Manipulation Concerns
The probes will assess whether Facebook and Instagram interface design steers users away from non-profiling feeds, with fines of up to 6% of turnover possible.
- On Tuesday, Ireland's media regulator, Coimisiun, opened investigations into Meta's Facebook and Instagram over concerns that EU users cannot easily control what algorithms show them, potentially breaching the Digital Services Act.
- The regulator is investigating suspected violations of articles 25 and 27 of the Digital Services Act, examining whether Facebook and Instagram interfaces use 'dark patterns' to manipulate users away from choosing non-personalized feeds.
- Digital Services Commissioner John Evans stated algorithms could "repeatedly push harmful content into the feeds of users, especially children and young people." Platforms must ensure users can easily opt for feeds not based on personal data profiling.
- A Meta spokesperson disagreed with "any suggestion" of breaching the DSA, stating the company introduced "substantial changes" to its systems. If found in violation, Meta faces fines of up to 6% of global turnover.
- This inquiry joins three other investigations Coimisiun has opened into major platforms within the last six months, underscoring the regulator's active enforcement of online safety frameworks across Ireland and the European Union.
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The media regulator in Ireland is investigating Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, among others. The watchdog is launching two investigations due to concerns that the social media company is preventing users from choosing for themselves what appears in their feeds on Instagram and Facebook.
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