Meta urged to build safer systems as Irish media regulator investigates ‘dark patterns’

Social media platform Meta has been called on to build safer products and systems and to engage with Coimisiún na Meán in its investigation into its practices.

The regulator on Tuesday announced it is investigating Meta platforms, Instagram and Facebook, to determine whether they have breached provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to provide information and transparent options regarding content recommender feeds.

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