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ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox face the EU's toughest platform rules. Here's what that changes for social marketers.
The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a search engine and Reddit and Roblox as very large platforms under the Digital Services Act. For social media marketers, that means stricter content moderation, new transparency requirements for ads, and fresh uncertainty around organic reach on platforms already under regulatory pressure.
LinkedIn ramps up fight against AI slop as EU user growth stalls
The platform is blocking billions of automation attempts while its latest transparency reports show active user numbers in the EU have flatlined, exposing the tension between growth ambitions and content quality.
EU says Instagram and Facebook's infinite scroll breaks the law
Brussels found Meta in preliminary breach of the DSA over addictive design, demanding the company disable autoplay and infinite scroll by default or face fines reaching $12 billion. For social media marketers, the ruling targets the exact mechanics their ad revenue depends on.
EU ditches blanket ban in favour of phased social media access for under-13s
Von der Leyen confirmed supervised-only access for children below 13 after experts rejected an Australian-style ban, putting platforms and brands on notice across 27 member states as enforcement tightens by autumn.