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The parent company behind Facebook and Instagram is under investigation by European authorities who say it hasn't done enough to protect minors on its platforms.
The European Commission said Thursday that it will investigate whether Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has breached the European Union's Digital Services Act, adding its concerns that Facebook and Instagram's algorithms may "stimulate behavioral addictions in children" and create what it calls "rabbit-hole effects," CNBC reports.
The commission is also concerned that Meta isn't doing enough to verify minors' ages and prevent them from accessing inappropriate posts.
"We are not convinced that it has done enough to comply with the DSA obligations to mitigate the risks of negative effects to the physical and mental health of young Europeans on its platforms," Thierry Breton, the commissioner for internal markets at the European Commission, said in a statement.
"We are sparing no effort to protect our children."
Meta said in a statement that it has spent a decade developing 50 tools and features designed to protect young people online and ensure they have safe experiences.
The company also pointed to its age verification methods, which includes requiring all users to share their age to sign up for an accounts and tools that prevent teens from editing their birthdays to appear as adults.
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