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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
34 minutes ago

The Hidden Mental Health Cost of News on Social Media

Ubiquitous, incidental social media news creates persistent emotional exposure that differs from intentional news consumption, making passive scrolling emotionally taxing and amplified by platform design.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Snapchat's parent company settles social media addiction lawsuit before trial

The Snapchat parent was among those being sued by a plaintiff named K.G.M, a 19-year-old woman who alleges that she developed mental health problems after becoming addicted to social media apps. The California case is the first of three bellwether trials consolidating thousands of lawsuits. Last year a Los Angeles judge ruled that the platforms' design features may be responsible for harm and not just the third-party content posted on sites and apps.
Law
UX design
fromMedium
6 days ago

Designing Platforms-Culinary UX part II

A platform is a modular set of purpose-specific building blocks plus rules enabling many predictable outcomes; appropriate granularity is crucial for usability and flexibility.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Beyond the Ban: Adolescence and the Future of Online Safety

Population-level social-media age restrictions can reduce youth risk but may shift risk, leave harmful platform design unaddressed, and produce unintended consequences.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

Journalists finally break Big Tech's free-speech spell

Tech platforms and AI are designed products whose design choices shape user behavior; they can and should be redesigned for safety and accountability.
US news
fromFortune
1 month ago

'Its own research shows they encourage addiction': Highest court in Mass. hears case about Instagram, Facebook effect on kids | Fortune

Massachusetts alleges Meta designed Facebook and Instagram features to addict teenagers for profit, prompting a lawsuit that raises First Amendment and platform-function issues.
World politics
fromMedium
2 months ago

Building a digital democratic platform designed for civic matters

Modernising democracy requires shared participation, clear civic roles, and platform features that guide respectful, evidence-based contributions.
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Digital life
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Galaxy Brain: The Internet Is a Misery Machine

Algorithms and attention-driven platforms transformed the internet into a 'misery machine', shifting trust toward creators and risking worse outcomes before possible improvement.
Privacy technologies
fromInc
3 months ago

How Instagram's 'Deliberate Design Choices' Make It Unsafe for Teens Despite Meta Promises, Report Says

Instagram’s safety measures largely fail to protect children, with most tools ineffective or removed and only eight tools functioning without limitations.
Mental health
fromUS News & World Report
3 months ago

Instagram's 'Deliberate Design Choices' Make It Unsafe for Teens Despite Meta Promises, Report Finds

Instagram's teen safety measures are largely ineffective: most features are unavailable or ineffective, only eight tools work without limitations, leaving children unprotected.
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