# EU Plans Crackdown on Addictive Social Media, Bot Features

Source: [Bloomberg Technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-09/eu-plans-crackdown-on-addictive-social-media-and-ai-bot-features) · 2026-11-09 · Industry
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/eu-plans-crackdown-on-addictive-social-media-bot-features-558e331e52660483
Kind: policy · Impact: medium

## In brief

- 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09: Draft Digital Fairness Act reported by Bloomberg, targeting addictive features and AI relationship systems

## Coverage

- [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)](https://www.techmeme.com/261109/p28#a261109p28) — Techmeme, 2026-11-09
- [EU Plans Crackdown on Addictive Social Media, Bot Features](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-09/eu-plans-crackdown-on-addictive-social-media-and-ai-bot-features) — Bloomberg Technology, 2026-11-09

Tags: eu, digital-fairness-act, addictive-design, ai-regulation, consumer-protection

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