Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snap face a sweeping LA trial as 1,600+ plaintiffs say the apps fuel depression, self-harm and other harms through intentionally addictive design targeting young people. #TechOnTrial #TeenMentalHealth #PlatformDesign
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You can’t contract your way out of bad incentive design. #Leadership #PlatformDesign
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Section 230 protected platforms for years. Now parents are changing tactics, arguing it’s the design of these products, not the content, that puts kids at risk. If design creates harm, should the shield still apply?
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#PlatformDesign #ChildProtection #GoodRevenue
Pricing Isn’t Dynamic. It’s Personal.
#AlgorithmicPricing #SurveillanceEconomy #TechEthics #PlatformDesign
I was thinking: what if blocking someone also blocked their followers? It could help with harassment and limit negative online bubbles 🤔 Nothing personal, just a thought 😊
#socialmedia #onlinediscussion #digitalculture #techthoughts #platformdesign #harassment #futureofsocialmedia #thoughts
Platforms like YouTube push SFVs for data collection, engagement, and competition, not user well-being. They manipulate UX to maximize screen time, even for paying subscribers. #PlatformDesign 4/6
How Platform Design Fuels Long‑Running Scams: Victim Insights
Interviews with 25 victims in China show verification badges, recommendation algorithms and built‑in payments are used to push money in long‑running romance and “pig‑butchering” scams. Read more: getnews.me/how-platform-design-fuel... #scam #platformdesign
#AI #SocialMedia #Polarization #Simulation #TechEthics #PlatformDesign #SmallSacrifices
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Topic 3: Impact of platform design. How a platform is built influences user interaction. Features that encourage thoughtful replies over quick reactions can elevate discourse. #PlatformDesign 4/6
YouTube is trialing AI age verification in the U.S.—using your viewing habits to infer your age and applying teen safeguards if flagged. Accuracy issues? Appeal with ID, selfie, or credit card.(AP News)
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#YouthPrivacy #AIethics #PlatformDesign #YouTube #DigitalRights
The attention economy evolved from infinite scroll to generative simulation.
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#GenAI #DigitalBehavior #AttentionEconomy #SimulationLogic #PlatformDesign
🔥 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗢𝗦... 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 “𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳.” 📣 Are we merging platforms or swallowing them whole? What’s your take — excited, cautious, optimistic? The news is everywhere: 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗢𝗦 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. The goal? Simplify the stack. One OS to rule phones, tablets, laptops. Sounds efficient. Looks unified. Smells... a little like monoculture. 🤔 Android has a legendary track record in ecosystem growth. ChromeOS? A web-first rebel that never fully joined the party. This isn’t Android adopting the web — it’s ChromeOS surrendering its passport. It’s not that I don’t see the potential. I do. Unified UX, Gemini AI, desktop Android — it’s a technophile’s dream. As a biased lover of the open web, I worry. Will we still get fast, clean, secure web access as a first-class citizen? Or will the future of computing be optimized for apps, ads, and... friction? 💡 Here’s a radical idea: 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜. When we trade diversity for consistency, we often lose more than we gain. 🙃 Especially when “simpler” means fewer choices — for devs, users, and markets. If Android can inherit ChromeOS’s openness without killing its soul, this could be huge. If we lose web-native thinking in the process, we’re shrinking the future to fit the present. 🤖 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Let’s build for evolution, not assimilation. #ProductStrategy #OpenWeb #Android #PlatformEcosystems #LifeAtGoogle #Innovation #EcosystemsEngineering I write about organizational zen, ethical AI, and helping leaders stay grounded even when everything's on fire. If you like learning about building better humans and smarter tech, one ecosystem at a time, let’s stay c…
🤖 Android is eating ChromeOS and calling it a merger
🤔 Are we unifying platforms or killing diversity?
💡 If the web loses, we all lose.
More @ www.linkedin.com/posts/andrey...
#Android #OpenWeb #PlatformDesign #TechNews #LifeAtGoogle
Not all arms are equal!
Claire Ayling & Andrea Corkhill explore tailoring monitoring by comparison within platform trials. 🎯
#RiskBasedMonitoring #PlatformDesign #UKCTUNetwork
The internet doesn’t just spread hate — it scales it.
Dr. Alice Marwick on how once-fringe hate groups became global networks.
🎧 Full episode: Why platforms reward outrage and polarize discourse.
🔗 youtu.be/VQvzxDak_Z0
#TheInternetIsCrack #DigitalHate #TechEthics #EchoChambers #PlatformDesign
Social Networking in Your Style
#Startups #TechForGood #Innovation #SocialMedia #CreatorEconomy #IndieDev #WebDesign #UXDesign #WebDevelopment #DigitalCommunity #AltTech #EthicalTech #FutureOfTech #CyberpunkAesthetic #PlatformDesign #CreativePlatforms #OnlineIdentity #ContentCreation #Web3Culture
Proposed solutions to challenges included implementing insurance policies, requiring deposits, and creating local community-based hubs to manage tool storage and handoffs. #PlatformDesign 4/6
And here’s the twist: most people aren’t trying to be cruel. They’re just reacting to a system that rewards snapping instead of listening.
It’s the design that’s broken.
#PlatformDesign #DigitalEthics 🧵4/10
