Pakistan, July 11 -- The European Commission has issued preliminary charges against Meta Platforms, alleging that addictive features on Instagram and Facebook breach the European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA). Regulators have ordered the company to redesign features such as autoplay, infinite scroll, and personalized recommendations or risk significant financial penalties. Meta could face fines of up to 6% of its global annual turnover if found in violation after the EU's final decision.

The findings follow a two-year investigation into whether Meta adequately assessed and mitigated the risks its platforms pose to users, particularly children and teenagers. The Commission said highly personalized recommendation systems, autoplay, in...