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Draft law: the EU's Digital Fairness Act would require companies to let adults disable addictive features and will target AI systems that simulate relationships (Bloomberg)
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The Brief
- The EU's draft Digital Fairness Act would require companies to let adults disable addictive features.
- The draft would target AI systems that simulate relationships.
- Social media platforms face a new wave of EU curbs focused on addictive features, per Bloomberg.
Why it matters
If adopted as drafted, platforms and AI products serving EU users would need to offer controls to turn off addictive features and comply with rules for relationship-simulating AI.
Who’s affected
- Social media platforms serving EU users
- Companies offering AI systems that simulate relationships in the EU
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Bloomberg : Draft law: the EU's Digital Fairness Act would require companies to let adults disable addictive features and will target AI systems that simulate relationships — Social media platforms face a fresh wave of European Union curbs, this time targeting addictive…