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Social media marketing
fromcalmatters.org
1 month agoTech companies knowingly hooked kids on social media, lawsuits in California claim
Social media companies designed engagement-driven features and marketing that foster user addiction and prioritized profits despite known risks to children's and teens' mental health.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month agoAdrian Weckler: Europe's ruling on TikTok is a far more powerful way to protect kids than any social media ban
European Commission requires TikTok to change core app design or exit the EU market, intensifying regulatory pressure on social media platforms to protect children.
fromNBC4 Washington
1 month agoMeta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms - Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube - deliberately addict and harm children. Jury selection starts this week in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. It's the first time the companies will argue their case before a jury, and the outcome could have profound effects on their businesses and how they will handle children using their platforms.
Law
fromThe Drum
1 month agoThe next generation of social networking
Whilst many of the tools of social media - blogs, ugc, forums - are now increasingly brought into new web design and development, there are companies, from British Airways to Lego who view social media as the starting point - not the added feature. Others, such as ruumz.com, are already operating the 'next generation' of social networks with a new blend of online and offline activity.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoThe 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.
Digital life
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months agoRemember "The Ghiblification"? We Treated Ghibli As Disposable Because That's How We Treat Everything - Yanko Design
When everything becomes an aesthetic, complex art is flattened into surface-level visuals and rendered disposable by platforms seeking rapid, reproducible content.
Mental health
fromUS News & World Report
5 months agoInstagram'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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