Users are spending an increasing amount of time on online platforms. In its preliminary findings published on 6 February 2026, the European Commission found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back against claims that Instagram is designed to be addictive to young users in his testimony in a landmark trial against social media companies, NPR reported. But in ...

"We are investigating platforms that allow children to go down "rabbit holes" of harmful content," EU Commission President ...

The EU said Friday that it had told TikTok it needs to change its “addictive design” or risk heavy fines. The European Commission launched the probe into TikTok ...

From infinite scrolling to AI algorithms, some students and youth advocates say the “addictive” architecture of social media has become more apparent after this week’s landmark verdict against Meta ...

There's no escaping screens - they're a permanent part of our lives. What's also becoming more clear by the day, though, is how harmful they can be to a young person's developing brain. In recent ...

The European Commission (EC) has preliminarily found that TikTok’s addictive design features violate the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA). The preliminary decision outlines how addictive design ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. TikTok's signature features that hooked users around the world are its algorithm and endless scroll. Now, though, the European Union has ...

LONDON (AP) — The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc’s digital rules with “addictive design” features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges that ...