EU investigates Facebook owner Meta over child safety and mental health concerns

Platforms including Instagram and WhatsApp may have addictive effects, says European Commission

The European Commission has begun an investigation into the owner of Facebook and Instagram over concerns that the platforms are creating addictive behaviour among children and damaging mental health.

The EU executive said Meta may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA), a landmark law passed by the bloc last summer that makes digital companies large and small liable for disinformation, shopping scams and child abuse.