{
  "story_id": "532244521282a602b28110d7337831fe",
  "desk": "drm3",
  "revision": 1,
  "published_at": "2026-09-03T14:35:04.000Z",
  "content_hash": "4984c47311a8877450bea547335a60d9a38e84f8d4cfa45cc3f7762e344436ea",
  "hash_basis": "sha256 over `headline\\ndek\\nprose`, plus `\\n` + the canonical citations JSON when any source is placed, plus `\\n#blog` for blogs",
  "basis": {
    "headline": "EU Commission Says Meta Offers No Satisfactory Safeguards for Minors",
    "dek": "The EU Commission states Meta has provided no satisfactory measures to protect minors on Facebook and Instagram.",
    "prose": "Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier stated on 2026-06-25 that Meta has not put anything satisfactory on the table to close the EU investigation into minor protection on Facebook and Instagram. [^1]\n\nThe European Commission preliminarily concluded on 2026-07-10 that the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram violates the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately assess risks to user well-being. [^2]\n\nThe preliminary investigation identified specific features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems as risks to the physical and mental well-being of users, including minors. [^3]\n\nThomas Regnier, spokesperson for the European Commission, stated on 2026-06-25 that the investigation into Meta has taken two years to reach preliminary conclusions similar to those in the US case. [^4]",
    "cited": "[{\"statement\":\"Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier stated on 2026-06-25 that Meta has not put anything satisfactory on the table to close the EU investigation into minor protection on Facebook and Instagram.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T13:21:14.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]},{\"statement\":\"The European Commission preliminarily concluded on 2026-07-10 that the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram violates the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately assess risks to user well-being.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T13:21:14.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]},{\"statement\":\"The preliminary investigation identified specific features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems as risks to the physical and mental well-being of users, including minors.\",\"source\":\"El Universal\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T13:21:14.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universal\"]},{\"statement\":\"Thomas Regnier, spokesperson for the European Commission, stated on 2026-06-25 that the investigation into Meta has taken two years to reach preliminary conclusions similar to those in the US case.\",\"source\":\"El Universo\",\"instrument\":\"News\",\"claim_key\":null,\"published_at\":\"2026-09-03T14:35:04.000Z\",\"publisher_count\":1,\"sources\":[\"El Universo\"]}]",
    "kind": "news"
  },
  "receipt_verify": "Ed25519 over the dot-joined string `slice_hash.cursor_from.cursor_to.view.view_version.row_count`; public_key and sig are base64url of the raw 32-byte key / 64-byte signature",
  "receipt": null,
  "receipt_note": "this revision predates receipt-keeping (before v0.37.0); the filed row lives in the record",
  "generation_chain": {
    "wire": {
      "stream": "fountain_news",
      "story_id": "6fc0109ca053ad36ae48ab2d5a3cad38",
      "thread_id": "3aeb4e5867c9ac0d11121ad107569970",
      "thread_label": "Stéphanie Yon-Courtin",
      "novelty": "UPDATE",
      "content_hash": "8c2668827cd382867659c1e667a76390701356d6c31f85d389cf3f712ec803f7",
      "last_published_at": "2026-09-03T14:35:04.000Z",
      "read_receipt": {
        "slice_hash": "5875db96b05d0d5df4df0e2d28d4b15843ecd2389a8cb9bda64e4f5b4d0d1498",
        "cursor_from": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDNUMTQ6MTY6NTQuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiMzQ1YmEzN2NiNGY1NmU2MmQ2NWI1YjQyMTY5YmZjZjIiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "cursor_to": "eyJ0cyI6IjIwMjYtMDktMDNUMTQ6NDE6MzEuMDAwMDAwWiIsImlkIjoiYzY1ODgxMmEzMDljNTIzOTBhNTA2MDk2MzMxNDEyMmIiLCJ2IjoiMSJ9",
        "view": "v_fountain_news",
        "view_version": "1",
        "row_count": 100,
        "window_days": 3,
        "bytes_scanned": 12166856,
        "credits": 8,
        "price_per_100_rows": 8,
        "sig": "ONxsqtKPpLbYX45YofO1AG1VpLDFRCP2lAlHiYcEaly14jbymlVd9z9n6r32OnoNrDSpo1a59uExVPRzV3N9Ag",
        "public_key": "bMUigy8O0jOnBxQ4Sc-5lwhIZ8LQVAhxMbR7qESVuUE",
        "signer_path": "lakehouse/data-extract/v1",
        "alg": "Ed25519",
        "signed": true
      }
    },
    "written_at": "2026-09-04T06:23:38.533Z"
  },
  "cited_facts": [
    {
      "statement": "Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier stated on 2026-06-25 that Meta has not put anything satisfactory on the table to close the EU investigation into minor protection on Facebook and Instagram.",
      "source": "El Universal",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T13:21:14.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The European Commission preliminarily concluded on 2026-07-10 that the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram violates the Digital Services Act (DSA) by failing to adequately assess risks to user well-being.",
      "source": "El Universal",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T13:21:14.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "The preliminary investigation identified specific features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and personalized recommendation systems as risks to the physical and mental well-being of users, including minors.",
      "source": "El Universal",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T13:21:14.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "statement": "Thomas Regnier, spokesperson for the European Commission, stated on 2026-06-25 that the investigation into Meta has taken two years to reach preliminary conclusions similar to those in the US case.",
      "source": "El Universo",
      "instrument": "News",
      "claim_key": null,
      "published_at": "2026-09-03T14:35:04.000Z",
      "publisher_count": 1,
      "sources": [
        "El Universo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "note": "A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true."
}