EU parliamentarians urge Brussels to force Meta to redesign platforms for child safety
A group of 52 MEPs has called on the European Commission to compel Meta to modify its platforms’ design to better protect minors.
In a letter dated Wednesday, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin and 51 fellow MEPs urged the European Commission to act quickly and force Meta to change the “addictive design” of its services across the EU. Citing a recent U.S. settlement that imposes nighttime blocks and other limits for teen users, they insisted that European children deserve equal protection under the bloc’s stringent regulations. The parliamentarians asked the Commission to conclude its Digital Services Act probe without delay and to issue a non-compliance decision with possible fines.
They also suggested that, if necessary, a court could temporarily block access to Meta’s platforms after other remedies fail. The letter criticized the Commission for not delivering on its pledge to make online spaces safer for minors and called for concrete action rather than mere statements.
How the sides frame it
HIGH AGREEMENTBoth camps report that EU lawmakers are pressing Brussels to act against Meta, but centrist coverage frames the demand as urging the bloc to compel Meta to change its “addictive” design and protect children, while right-leaning coverage frames it as a call to “sanction” Meta without delay, using more urgent and punitive language.
CENTER
Centrist coverage frames the story as a push for EU officials to force Meta to modify its addictive design and protect European children, citing the recent US settlement as a precedent.
RIGHT
Right-leaning coverage frames the story as a demand for the EU to immediately sanction Meta, stressing that it would be unacceptable for European children to receive less protection.
The right emphasises
- sanction Meta without delay
- “it would be unthinkable for European children to be less protected”
- the “shockwave” of the US deal continuing in Brussels
