Brussels is going head-to-head with social media platforms to change addictive design.

BRUSSELS — Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way.

The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design standards for the world’s most popular apps.

    • leriotdelac@lemmy.zip
      5·
      2 days ago

      I’m sorry it’s painful for you! Then would be great to have an option to choose between scrolling and page views.

    • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      All of us have to endure so you can be pleased, of course, milord!

      • Noja@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        1 day ago

        Endure what exactly? The convenience of not having to click next? Laughable.

        • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          Uhm hello? Being subjected to dark patterns? Deceptive user interface design? Educate yourselves?

          • Noja@sopuli.xyz
            1·
            1 day ago

            Infinite scrolling is not a dark pattern and also not deceptive in any way. A dark pattern is something like amazon asking you four times in different wording and different user interface if you would really like to cancel the service.

            • jnod4@lemmy.caEnglish
              3·
              17 hours ago

              Of course king you are right you’ve changed my mind, I’m so lucky that I’ve found the only remaining expert in human in dark patterns. You should join the European commissions, all of those posers saying tiktok is addictive they’re just dumdum, there’s no such thing as an addictive app! All of those meta employees calling the app a drug they’re just doing so affectionately!

              • Noja@sopuli.xyz
                1·
                7 hours ago

                My infinite scrolling ebook reader is now also addictive and dangerous? Wtf are you on about, i’m talking about this specific feature not addicting algorithms.