#addictivedesign — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/people/70819/ EU takes aim at TikTok, Meta’s ‘addictive designs’ for teens #AddictiveBehaviour #AddictiveDesign #EuropeanCommission #SocialMediaPlatforms #TikTok #UrsulaVonDerLeyen
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The #EU plans to target #addictivedesign features on #TikTok and #Instagram, including #endlessscrolling and #autoplay, to protect #children from #socialmedia harms. The EU Commission is also investigating platforms that allow children to access harmful content and has developed an age verification app with high privacy standards. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-instagram-social-media-addictive-eu-crack-down.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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DATE: May 12, 2026 at 07:50AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: European Union May Ban Social Media for Young Children and Teens
Source: United Press International - Health News
The European Union is considering a ban on social media for children, EU President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday. Von der Leyen said that the bloc will take action this fall against the "addictive design" of certain platforms. The EU has created what she called a "Special Panel of Experts on Child Safety Online" and is awaiting findings from its work. "Depending on the results, we could come with a legal proposal this summer," she...
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DATE: May 12, 2026 at 07:50AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: European Union May Ban Social Media for Young Children and Teens
Source: United Press International - Health News
The European Union is considering a ban on social media for children, EU President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday. Von der Leyen said that the bloc will take action this fall against the "addictive design" of certain platforms. The EU has created what she called a "Special Panel of Experts on Child Safety Online" and is awaiting findings from its work. "Depending on the results, we could come with a legal proposal this summer," she...
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DATE: May 12, 2026 at 07:50AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: European Union May Ban Social Media for Young Children and Teens
Source: United Press International - Health News
The European Union is considering a ban on social media for children, EU President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday. Von der Leyen said that the bloc will take action this fall against the "addictive design" of certain platforms. The EU has created what she called a "Special Panel of Experts on Child Safety Online" and is awaiting findings from its work. "Depending on the results, we could come with a legal proposal this summer," she...
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #EUbanonsocialmedia #ChildSafetyOnline #AddictiveDesign #YouthProtection #DigitalWellbeing #EUpolicy #SocialMediaRegulation #OnlineSafetyForKids #TechPolicy #SpecialPanelExperts
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DATE: May 12, 2026 at 07:50AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: European Union May Ban Social Media for Young Children and Teens
Source: United Press International - Health News
The European Union is considering a ban on social media for children, EU President Ursula Von der Leyen announced Tuesday. Von der Leyen said that the bloc will take action this fall against the "addictive design" of certain platforms. The EU has created what she called a "Special Panel of Experts on Child Safety Online" and is awaiting findings from its work. "Depending on the results, we could come with a legal proposal this summer," she...
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #EUbanonsocialmedia #ChildSafetyOnline #AddictiveDesign #YouthProtection #DigitalWellbeing #EUpolicy #SocialMediaRegulation #OnlineSafetyForKids #TechPolicy #SpecialPanelExperts
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Meta e YouTube condannate per "addictive design". Sembra una vittoria per i minori, ma l'analisi giuridica svela rischi enormi | @brunosaetta
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/762504/ EU charges TikTok for breaking rules, being too addictive #AddictiveDesign #ChildSafety #DigitalServicesAct #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #PlatformAccountability #Regulation #SocialMediaAddiction #TikTok
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Gisteren bij nieuwsuur @kimvsparrentak over rechtszaak Amerikaanse ouders tegen Meta en Google. En angst vanuit @EUCommission om hen aan te pakken, maar wel TikTok. "TikTok heeft die eindeloze verslavende scroll uitgevonden", zegt Europarlementariër Kim van Sparrentak (GroenLinks-PvdA). "Instagram en YouTube hebben dat gekopieerd met reels en shorts." https://nos.nl/artikel/2601682-gebruikers-slepen-meta-en-google-voor-de-rechter-om-verslavende-apps #BigTech #AddictiveDesign #Meta #Google #instagram #youtube
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A case to follow. This cuts to the very core of TikTok and other platforms’ business model. The charge is to change. Or pay (up to 6% of turnover) #addictiveDesign #infiniteScrolling #recsys www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
TikTok could be forced to chan... -
"Dabei sehen Expertinnen und Experten längst nicht mehr die Nutzerinnen und Nutzern so sehr in der Verantwortung, sondern vielmehr die Plattformen und Konzerne – und auch die Politik."
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So cool how @bitsoffreedom keeps up the pressure against #Meta #Facebook #Instagram in the Dutch courts to ensure compliance with the #DigitalServicesAct 💪
New compliance deadline to redesign the apps is 31 December!
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Dankzij druk @europeangreens overweegt de Commissie eindelijk regels tegen verslavend ontwerp. Maar de techlobby vecht terug. En ze vechten hard.
We kunnen ze niet laten winnen. Laat nu je stem horen: met deze tool kun je eenvoudig deelnemen aan de openbare raadpleging van de Commissie en actie eisen.
Goeie actie @kimvsparrentak https://act.greens-efa.eu/nl/ban-addictive-design? #VerslavendOntwerp #AddictiveDesign #EU #BigTech -
@hanghuhn Was ist der richtige Umgang und kann man 14-Jährigen zutrauen, dass sie sich gegen das wehren können, was die klügsten Köpfe des Silicon Valley gegen sie auffahren? #AddictiveDesign
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New #wjds paper published:
Author Xin Ye explores how online platforms use manipulative, attention-grabbing tactics that undermine user autonomy. Current #EU laws fall short - this study offers 3 key policy fixes.
Read more: https://doi.org/10.34669/wi.wjds/5.3.2
The paper is part of a special issue on "Well-being in the Digital World"
@dougaparry #DarkPatterns #AddictiveDesign #TechEthics #DigitalRights #PlatformRegulation #GDPR #DSA #research #law #socialscience #computerscience
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"The second approach is much broader, covering every social media user, and that’s tackling the way the platforms function. We have plenty of reporting and research that shows social media platforms are designed to be addictive — to ensure people spend more time on the app, thus generating more advertising profits. Social media platforms learned techniques from gambling companies to keep users hooked by using likes, notifications, and other methods to entice people to keep coming back, triggering dopamine responses that their brains craved even if the platforms made them feel worse at the same time.
Tackling those addiction design practices, dark patterns in interface design that nudge people to perform certain actions, and the way the platforms’ algorithms spread and amplify certain (often extreme or sensationalist) content to keep people engaged is a more difficult task than a hard age limit. Despite the country’s decision to move forward with an age limit, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has already been examining and reporting on platform design issues and the issues with algorithmic recommendation systems.
If we’re serious about minimizing the harms of social media platforms, design interventions and algorithmic limits are a much more promising approach."
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/social-media-must-be-reined-in
#SocialMedia #AddictiveDesign #Algorithms #BigTech #DarkPatterns #AgeVerification #NannyState
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@peterhense und @spiritlegal schlagen wieder zu: Class Action gegen #X und #TikTok wegen #Desinformation, #AddictiveDesign und rechtswidrigem #Profiling. Man kann die Arbeit dieser Truppe nie genug hervorheben und wenn die Vorbereitungen abgeschlossen sind kann man sich der Klage auch noch anschließen.
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I'd love to read more about #addictivedesign and especially from a #gamedesign perspective and how it has been abused, especially given the accepted 'wisdom' around nudges and positive reinforcement, here is a #fediversefind https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/4-47/v2. #BehaviourChange #games
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Europe’s duty to act: Tackling social media’s assault on teen wellbeing https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/opinion/europes-duty-to-act-tackling-social-medias-assault-on-teen-wellbeing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #AmnestyInternational #EuropeanParliament
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EU consumer groups slam ‘manipulative’ video game spending tactics https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-consumer-groups-slam-manipulative-video-game-spending-tactics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #BEUC #consumerprotection #Videogames
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EU consumer groups slam ‘manipulative’ video game spending tactics https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-consumer-groups-slam-manipulative-video-game-spending-tactics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #BEUC #consumerprotection #Videogames
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TikTok Lite to permanently suspend Rewards Program in EU, closing Commission investigation over addictive effects https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/tiktok-lite-to-permanently-suspend-rewards-program-in-eu-closing-commission-investigation-over-addictive-effects/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #DigitalServicesActDSA #DSA #EuropeanCommission
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Von der Leyen vows to tackle social media addiction and cyberbullying of children https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/von-der-leyen-vows-to-tackle-social-media-addiction-and-cyberbullying-of-children/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #cyberbullying #EuropeanCommission #socialmedia
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Tech in the next Parliament; rules on addictive design, but weakened push for market integration https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/tech-in-the-next-parliament-rules-on-addictive-design-but-weakened-push-for-market-integration/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #2024EUelections #addictivedesign #disinformation #EUtelecommarket
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Addictive design legislation for Big Tech has legs in next parliament, MEPs say https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/addictive-design-legislation-for-big-tech-has-legs-in-next-parliament-says-mep/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #Renaissance #RenewEurope #StéphanieYonCourtin
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After TikTok Lite launch in Spain, France, EU Commission wants details https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/after-tiktok-lite-launch-in-spain-france-eu-commission-wants-details/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #childprotection #childprotectiononline
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Faced with an unprecedented number of digital regulations, Council mulls implementation call https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/faced-with-an-unprecedented-number-of-digital-regulations-council-mulls-implementation-call/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #AIAct #childrenprotection #cloudsovereignty
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France’s debate over childrens’ addiction to digital technology is gaining support https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital-inclusion/news/frances-debate-over-childrens-addiction-to-digital-technology-is-gaining-support/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #children #harmfuldesign #MarinaFerrari #screens
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4/ ▶ Finally, *banning surveillance-based advertising* would reduce the incentives to use many of these harmful practices, in addition to fixing one of the major problems of how the internet is operated today.
#privacy
#darkpatterns #deceptivedesign #addictivedesign #digitalfairness #consumerprotection
#ai
#genai(end)
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MEPs call for new rules on digital platforms’ addictive design https://www.euractiv.com/section/platforms/news/meps-call-for-new-rules-on-digital-platforms-addictive-design/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #addictivedesign #digitalplatforms #IMCO #InternalMarketCommittee
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So just in case video games are not caught by the #DSA (as well as the Directive on Supply of Digital Content), the European parliament has just approved a draft report on video games. This is from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee. This seems to build on work done on #LootBoxes as well as #AddictiveDesign. Main focus is protection of children, with ref to #UNCRC. Does acknowledge in passing some benefits too of video games.
Here's the link- https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2014_2019/plmrep/COMMITTEES/IMCO/PR/2022/12-12/1250484EN.pdf