‘TikTok brain’ may be coming for your kid’s attention span – The Week
“Directed attention is the ability to inhibit distractions and sustain attention and to shift attention appropriately,” Michael Manos, the clinical… read more
Why Facebook won’t let you control your own news feed – Washington Post
The political push raises an old question for Facebook: Why not just give users the power to turn off their… read more
Algorithmic Folk Theories and Identity: How TikTok Users Co-Produce Knowledge of Identity and Engage in Algorithmic Resistance (Karizat, Delmonaco, Eslami, & Andalibi)
Algorithms in online platforms interact with users’ identities in different ways. However, little is known about how users understand the… read more
#ForYou: Algorithms & the Attention Economy Workshop
Learning activities, presentation slides, case studies, and student learning outcomes for an algorithmic literacy workshop, #ForYou: Algorithms & the Attention… read more
Dark Patterns game – Dundee Design House
Do you know what a dark pattern is? Chances are you’ve come across them without ever noticing… until now. These… read more
Instagram is testing new ‘Favorites’ to bring order to your chaotic feed – The Verge
The 2021 iteration of Favorites, however, is about giving you more control over your feed — by telling Instagram which… read more
Glued To Your Phone? Here’s How To Rethink Your Relationship With Social Media – NPR
It’s no secret that apps and social media companies are competing for consumers’ attention. The more time spent on an… read more
Addictive Features of Social Media/Messenger Platforms and Freemium Games against the Background of Psychological and Economic Theories (Montag et al.)
Currently about 2.71 billion humans use a smartphone worldwide. Although smartphone technology has brought many advances, a growing number of… read more