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EU Plans Crackdown on Addictive Social Media, Bot Features
Bloomberg Technology · By Samuel Stolton, Gian Volpicelli & Alberto Nardelli ·
The Brief · written from 2 sources
- A draft EU Digital Fairness Act would require companies to let adults disable addictive features.
- The draft would also target AI systems that simulate relationships, such as chatbots.
- Social media platforms face a new wave of EU curbs on addictive features and AI bot features.
Why it matters
If adopted, the rules would require platforms and AI products to give adult users controls over addictive design and could impose obligations on AI systems that simulate relationships, which affects how developers design engagement features and companion-style bots.
Who’s affected
- Social media platform operators
- Companies offering AI chatbots that simulate relationships
- Developers building engagement features for EU users
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Social media platforms face a fresh wave of European Union curbs, this time targeting addictive features and artificial intelligence chatbots.
Timeline
Draft Digital Fairness Act reported by Bloomberg, targeting addictive features and AI relationship systems
Bloomberg Technology
EU Plans Crackdown on Addictive Social Media, Bot Features
Techmeme
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)