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Portuguese Group Sues Social Media Giants Over AI-Driven Addictive Design

September 10, 2026
oecd:2026-09-10-c0ddView source ↗

What happened

Portuguese digital rights group D3 has filed lawsuits in Lisbon against Meta, ByteDance, and Alphabet, alleging that AI-powered features like personalized recommendations and infinite scrolling on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube foster addictive behavior and harm users' health. The legal action seeks accountability for these AI-driven design choices.

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OECD AI Incidents Monitor
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Portuguese Group Sues Social Media Giants Over AI-Driven Addictive Design
2026-09-10