Dr. John Evans:

One of the most vulnerable groups online are children. Our role in algorithms under the DSA is that platforms are not allowed to target children with their algorithms. The next most important intervention around algorithms is risk assessment, which I spoke about, so, where the algorithms may be producing what are called rabbit hole feeds where somebody is getting the same kind of content over and over.

Where that can become harmful to people or society might be in the public health sphere, for example, if somebody is the subject of a stream of toxic beauty and dieting things. Material to do with self-harm can become a stream too. We are aware that happens. People are at risk there. It can happen in other ways. There are rabbit hole effects with respect to ideas and political views. Everybody is familiar with the idea of bubbles where people are only exposed to views that reinforce those they already hold. Where that becomes an issue for public health or fundamental rights or a risk to political process, then it becomes a systemic issue the European Commission can deal with.