#endlessscrolling — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #endlessscrolling, aggregated by home.social.
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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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Dr. Anna Lembke, an #addictionmedicine expert, testified in a #landmarktrial against #Meta and #YouTube: She argued that #socialmedia platforms are #inherentlyaddictive for #teenagers due to design features like #autoplay and #endlessscrolling, which exploit their developing brains. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/google-meta-trial-social-media-addiction-opening-statements-1235514395/?eicker.news #tech #media #news