There European Commission has put in his sights Halfthe company he manages Facebook And Instagramto examine whether it is doing enough to protect the mental health of young users. They’re starting to worry that these platforms are becoming a little too engaging. The Digital Services Actwhich was approved last year by the European Union, told all digital companies to maintain correct behavior and not allow problems like the one to arise disinformation or him child abuse.
The dangerous rabbit holes of Meta
Thierry Bretonthe EU Commissioner who deals with internal market matters, said that Half she might not be that good at follow the rules. He stated that they are starting to look at Meta more closely because they are not convinced that they are doing everything they can to protect the kids in Europe.
The investigation will focus on what they call “rabbit hole“, where it seems that the Facebook algorithms And Instagram can drag young people towards contents increasingly dark and negativeespecially those that concern thephysical aspect. They also want to see if i age checks and on the privacy They really work for minors.
Halffor his part, responded by saying that they care a lot about safety of young people on the Internet. They said they are doing everything they can to protect them and who are ready to work with the EU to solve any problem. But if Meta can’t fix the problems, they could be fined up to 6% of their global turnover. And that’s not the only problem they have: there’s another one too investigation underway on how they manage the political content on Facebook and Instagram.
Europe and the security of its citizens
The Digital Services Act it’s like an important regulation that tells the grown-ups technology companies to pay attention to what happens on their platforms. The idea is to make the Internet a safer place for everyone, especially for kids. There European Commission he’s trying to show that he takes the protection of young people on the Internet and who wants to make sure that everyone can surf safely. We’ll see how it turns out.
