AMSTERDAM, Oct 28 (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Tuesday

gave Meta Platforms ( META ) until the end of the year to

provide Facebook and Instagram users with a simpler way to opt

out of algorithmically curated timelines - the kind that show

recommended content based on user profiling.

The District Court of Amsterdam earlier this month had given

Meta two weeks to make the changes, saying elements of the

design of both platforms were not in line with the European

Union's Digital Services Act.

The act is intended to give users more control over how

content is presented to them and how their data is used.

The court ordered Meta to offer users a "direct and simple"

way to opt out of a timeline with recommended content.

It also ruled that users' choices for a chronological or

other non-profiled timeline must remain in effect -- meaning if

a user opts out of the algorithmic feed, that choice should

stick.

Meta has launched an appeal against the verdict and had

asked for more time to make the adjustments, to which it is

still bound pending the appeal.

The new deadline is now set for December 31, with a hearing

in the appeal scheduled for January 26, 2026.