Features woven into the fabric of platforms have been central to landmark social media harm case in US. How do they work?

Lawyers in a US court argue Meta and Google designed features like infinite scrolling and autoplay to maximise engagement, raising concerns that such design choices may contribute to addictive social ...

Share It was as “easy as ABC”, claimed the lawyer prosecuting a landmark social media harm case against Meta and Google which heard closing arguments this week. The defendants were guilty, […] ...

The American Psychological Association (APA) issued a report Tuesday criticizing how social media is designed in a way that jeopardizes the youth's mental health. More than half of teenagers are ...

Isaac Gemal created WikiTok, an infinite scrolling Wikipedia, when a viral tweet triggered demand for its creation. He says he resisted adding algorithms to WikiTok to help people explore the internet ...

SANTA FE, N.M. – The State of New Mexico’s trial against Meta is now in its second week. Monday’s testimony focused on the impact of infinite scrolling on teens. On Monday, the courtroom heard about ...

The creator of infinite vertical scrolling in social media, [Aza Raskin], infamously regrets his creation that has helped to waste a tremendous amount of human attention and time on the Internet. But ...

LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday said his ministers “need to look at” social media design features like infinite scroll in a bid to encourage healthier habits for children online.

The creator of infinite vertical scrolling in social media, [Aza Raskin], infamously regrets his creation that has helped to waste a tremendous amount of human attention and time on the Internet. But ...