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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

Social media platforms face a fresh wave of European Union curbs, this time targeting addictive features and artificial intelligence chatbots.

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

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Bloomberg: The European Commission introduces the Digital Fairness Act, which aims to curb addictive design features and manipulative "dark patterns" or face large fines

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CalMatters: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills restricting "addictive" social media features for under-16s and limiting minors' interactions with chatbots

The Guardian: The UK's proposed under-16 social media ban is expanding to target recommender systems and user content, including YouTube Kids, Lego Play, and Spotify

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