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Addictive Design

Interface and recommendation patterns built to extend engagement, including infinite scrolling, autoplay and notification prompts, and the regulatory attempts to constrain them.

Current clusters

product6 publishers

Two accounts of the EU Kids Act draft disagree about what under-13s may access

Von der Leyen announced a ban on social media for under-13s and one-hour parent-run accounts for 13- to 15-year-olds. WIRED and a draft seen by the Financial Times describe the youngest tier differently, and the text is years from force.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 29%
Operator
Operator 40%
Investor
Investor 31%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption15
Hype gap+35
Incentives45
Confidence58