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EU plans new rules targeting addictive design on TikTok, Meta, to protect children

The European Union is working on new rules to ​protect children against the addictive designs ​of social media platforms like TikTok, Meta and X, the EU chief said ​on Tuesday, as the bloc toughened its stance on Big Tech.

"Sleep deprivation, depression, anxiety, self-harm, addictive behaviour, cyberbullying, grooming, exploitation, suicide. Risks are multiplying fast," European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said in Copenhagen.

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