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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Dating apps are designed to keep singles 'swiping and spending'

The firm behind the top platforms aims to keep singletons swiping and spending money on paid features for a constant stream of revenue, the documentary alleges. Lee Mackinnon, media and technology researcher at the University of the Arts London, says dating apps leave users in a 'constant state of hunger'. '[There's] this kind of reward system where you're getting positive feedback through likes, hits, swipes, so you just continue to go online,' she said.
Relationships
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fromAol
2 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

Major social media platforms knowingly design features that addict teens, prioritizing engagement and ad revenue despite harms to youth mental health and schools.
fromwww.cnn.com
2 weeks ago
Mental health

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

Meta, YouTube, TikTok, and Snapchat knowingly targeted teens with addictive design features, contributing to youth mental health harms and prompting a major lawsuit and school resource claims.
fromAol
2 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Lawsuit alleges social media giants buried their own research on teen mental health harms

US politics
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Virginia Attorney General Gets Green Light To Sue TikTok - Above the Law

Virginia court allowed the attorney general's consumer-protection lawsuit against TikTok/ByteDance alleging addictive design, deceptive age-appropriateness, and obscured ties to potential Chinese influence.
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