WSJ Tech News Briefing · Friday, July 10, 2026
A European Union regulator has preliminarily found that Meta Platforms breached the Digital Services Act by failing to adequately protect users' health from addictive platform designs. The European Commission's findings could lead to significant fines if confirmed.
“A European Union regulator says Meta Platforms isn't doing enough to protect users' physical and mental health from its addictive designs of Instagram and Facebook.”
“The European Commission issued preliminary findings that Meta breached the bloc's Digital Services Act, which requires the world's biggest online platforms to assess and mitigate risks.”
“If the findings are confirmed, the company could face fines of up to 6% of its global revenue for each platform.”