#addictivedesign — Public Fediverse posts
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Why can't you stop scrolling Instagram?
The European Commission just concluded that Facebook and Instagram are designed to make it hard for you to stop. Here's how it works.
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Why can't you stop scrolling Instagram?
The European Commission just concluded that Facebook and Instagram are designed to make it hard for you to stop. Here's how it works.
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ICYMI: Meta faces 6% turnover fine as EU finds Instagram breach addictive design: Brussels says infinite scroll, autoplay and personalised feeds push users toward compulsive use. Meta can contest the finding before regulators rule on a fine. https://ppc.land/meta-faces-6-turnover-fine-as-eu-finds-instagram-breach-addictive-design/ #Meta #Instagram #EUregulations #AddictiveDesign #SocialMedia
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ICYMI: Meta faces 6% turnover fine as EU finds Instagram breach addictive design: Brussels says infinite scroll, autoplay and personalised feeds push users toward compulsive use. Meta can contest the finding before regulators rule on a fine. https://ppc.land/meta-faces-6-turnover-fine-as-eu-finds-instagram-breach-addictive-design/ #Meta #Instagram #EUregulations #AddictiveDesign #SocialMedia
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Meta faces 6% turnover fine as EU finds Instagram breach addictive design: Brussels says infinite scroll, autoplay and personalised feeds push users toward compulsive use. Meta can contest the finding before regulators rule on a fine. https://ppc.land/meta-faces-6-turnover-fine-as-eu-finds-instagram-breach-addictive-design/ #Meta #Instagram #AddictiveDesign #SocialMedia #EURegulations
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Meta faces 6% turnover fine as EU finds Instagram breach addictive design: Brussels says infinite scroll, autoplay and personalised feeds push users toward compulsive use. Meta can contest the finding before regulators rule on a fine. https://ppc.land/meta-faces-6-turnover-fine-as-eu-finds-instagram-breach-addictive-design/ #Meta #Instagram #AddictiveDesign #SocialMedia #EURegulations
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The EU is coming after META for the addictive design behind Facebook and Instagram.
Things like "highly personalized recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll," which "fuel the user's urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode,' contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use,"...https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-orders-instagram-facebook-meta-change-addictive-design/
#EU #META #SocialMedia #AddictiveDesign #Algorithms #EuropeanUnion
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The EU is coming after META for the addictive design behind Facebook and Instagram.
Things like "highly personalized recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll," which "fuel the user's urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode,' contributing to unhealthy habits and compulsive use,"...https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-orders-instagram-facebook-meta-change-addictive-design/
#EU #META #SocialMedia #AddictiveDesign #Algorithms #EuropeanUnion
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EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in breach of the DSA
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/home/en
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858292
#HackerNews #EUCommission #addictiveDesign #Instagram #Facebook #DSA #DigitalRegulation
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EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in breach of the DSA
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/home/en
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48858292
#HackerNews #EUCommission #addictiveDesign #Instagram #Facebook #DSA #DigitalRegulation
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Reuters: EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports. “The European Commission is set to escalate a probe into Meta Platforms that alleges its social media offerings are designed to be addictive to children, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/26/reuters-eu-to-ramp-up-meta-probe-into-addictive-design-bloomberg-news-reports/ -
Reuters: EU to ramp up Meta probe into addictive design, Bloomberg News reports. “The European Commission is set to escalate a probe into Meta Platforms that alleges its social media offerings are designed to be addictive to children, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/26/reuters-eu-to-ramp-up-meta-probe-into-addictive-design-bloomberg-news-reports/ -
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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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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Meta e YouTube condannate per "addictive design". Sembra una vittoria per i minori, ma l'analisi giuridica svela rischi enormi | @brunosaetta
https://www.valigiablu.it/sentenze-meta-youtube-limiti-giuridici-rischi/ -
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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Shein faces EU probe over child safety failures and addictive design: European Commission opens formal DSA proceedings against Shein over illegal products, addictive design, and recommender opacity, affecting 145 million EU shoppers. https://ppc.land/shein-faces-eu-probe-over-child-safety-failures-and-addictive-design/ #Shein #EULaw #ChildSafety #AddictiveDesign #ConsumerProtection
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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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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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"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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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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@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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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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"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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@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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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