Politico: The US got Meta to change Instagram and Facebook. Europe wantin. (Jessica Galissaire)

In the POLITICO article "The US got Meta to change Instagram and Facebook. Europe wantin." (August 28, 2026, by reporter Eliza Gkritsi), Senior Policy Researcher Jessica Galissaire provides critical perspective on Meta's $18 billion settlement with 47 U.S. states and its implications for European Union tech regulation under the Digital Services Act.

Galissaire argues that the proposed remedies in the U.S. settlement—which emphasize access restrictions, time management controls, and parental settings—represent a "business as usual" approach rather than meaningful structural reform. She contrasts this with the European Commission's investigation, which demands far deeper structural remedies targeting the core engagement-maximizing architecture of social media platforms (such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and highly personalized recommendation feeds). While acknowledging that increased litigation fear among tech companies is a step in the right direction, she cautions regulators against settling for superficial adjustments.