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Design It For Us

@designitforus.bsky.social
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We're a coalition of young activists and organizations fighting for safer social media and online platforms for kids, teens, and young adults.

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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 17m
Deeply disappointing that Sam Altman and OpenAI chose not to show up to a hearing on the harms of their own products. We want answers.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
CA AB 1709 just passed! This bill targets the addictive design features of social media platforms that, at the cost of our wellbeing, maximize users’ time spent online for profit. We urge @governor.ca.gov to sign this bill into law and make history! designitforus.org/press/design...
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
While we commend that the settlement requires accountability and oversight of the company, the $17 billion settlement is merely a drop in the bucket for Meta.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
We’re so excited for this. Our Co-Chair Nikki Iyer will be a panelist!
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“For more than two decades, they ran their experiment on an entire generation…We were not children; we were data.” Design It For Us coalition member Dawson Kelly spoke outside the courtroom where the landmark trial against Meta kicked off yesterday.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A recently published study found that AI can generate new viruses using existing DNA structures. This adds to the growing worry that without regulation, AI could contribute to new biological weapons, from deadly poisons to unstoppable pandemics. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/s...
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This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature
Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
BREAKING: @mikiesherrill.bsky.social just signed the New Jersey Kids Code into law — one of the strongest age-appropriate design code bills in the country. See DIFU coalition member Saahir Vazirani at the signing ⬇️
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
France just became the first EU country to implement a ban on social media for kids under 15. This path goes against the recommendation from the special EU panel, which favors putting the onus on social media companies to protect young people.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
An EU special panel just backed the design-first approach over a blanket teen ban, paving the way for the bloc to regulate social media on behalf of young people.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
We just helped pass the NJ Kids Code! “We are thrilled that states like New Jersey are continuing to step up in passing strong legislation targeting social media companies’ harmful design features to enact safety-by-design and privacy-by-default protections for young people.”
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N.J. passes one of the strongest Kids Code laws to protect minors online - Pluribus News
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Congratulations to New Jersey for taking a critical step forward to protect young people online and hold Big Tech accountable for its exploitative business practices. The New Jersey Kids Code will become one of the strongest Age-Appropriate Design Code laws in the country.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New Jersey can lead the nation in providing privacy-by-default and safety-by-design protections to young people with the NJ Kids Code Act. We urge @speakercoughlin.bsky.social and Senate President Scutari to swiftly pass #A4015 and send it to @mikiesherrill.bsky.social to sign it into law.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Social platforms have spent years promising that young people are safe on their apps. But new research from the Cybersafety Research Center proves their safety features are not working as promised amidst the countless lawsuits Big Tech is facing. 👇🧵
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
NEW: We sent a letter to @trahan.house.gov from over 100 young people from across Massachusetts urging her to reject state AI preemption in her AI bill. “…we cannot let that spirit of cooperation be exploited as cover for state AI preemption.” In @politico.com this morning.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
56% of minors on Snapchat had an unsafe experience on the platform in the last year. With @heatinitiative.bsky.social, @parentstogether.bsky.social & Anxious Generation, we confirmed what young people already know from their experience: this is Snapchat's design, not a glitch.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Meta’s latest Teen Accounts "update" does nothing more than attempt to distract from the flaws of its purported safety protections for young people. Our independent research shows Teen Accounts do not work as promised. We'll continue to hold Meta accountable through our advocacy.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Illinois lawmakers unanimously passed the Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act! This is a landmark bill and will create safer social media for young people in Illinois. We’re proud to have worked alongside @govpritzker.illinois.gov, @gonggershowitz.bsky.social, and Senator Preston.
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American University School of International Service @ausis.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
SIS alum @zamaan.bsky.social of @designitforus.bsky.social joins this latest episode of Big World to break down Gen Z's fight for better regulation surrounding AI and social media. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts 🔗 bit.ly/3OKJ0QZ
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Episode 91: Gen Z vs. Big Tech
In this episode of Big World, SIS alumnus and tech accountability advocate Zamaan Qureshi joins us to discuss the impact of AI and social media on teen mental health, the push for stronger regulation,...
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
The strongest AI safety law in the country just dropped! Design It For Us was proud to support and advocate for this bill. Thank you Rep. Didech, @senatoredlyallen.bsky.social, @govpritzker.illinois.gov, and to all of our Illinois advocates and partners who worked on this!
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"Our attention is their money." Well said, Mariella. youtu.be/5rplN25jCaU?...
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Mariella Ma from Design It For Us explained how setting a boundary is a way to resist
YouTube video by The 'Gander
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Tech Transparency Project @ttp-updates.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
NEW: Meta has deployed an army of influencer moms and medical professionals to promote its Teen Account safety features. The strategy comes as the company faces mounting criticism—and legal pressure—over its impact on the mental health of minors.
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TTP - Meta Deploys ‘Momfluencers’ to Counter Child Safety Criticism
Meta has come under mounting scrutiny over its impact on teen mental health. It’s using Instagram influencers to try to change the narrative.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
"My voice gets shaky. I ramble. And sometimes I feel like I am out of my depth. But what I do know is that I have a passion for mental health and Big Tech regulation." Our MI State Lead, Mariella, wrote a Substack on being a youth leader in Michigan! designitforus.substack.com/p/stubbed-to...
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Stubbed Toes and Sticky Fingers
On being a young advocate in Michigan
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American University School of International Service @ausis.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
40 percent of the global population now uses Meta on a daily basis. In this new episode of Big World, @zamaan.bsky.social of @designitforus.bsky.social digs into addictive design, AI chatbots, and what the U.S. can learn from the UK and Australia. Listen now 🔗 bit.ly/3OKJ0QZ
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Episode 91: Gen Z vs. Big Tech
In this episode of Big World, SIS alumnus and tech accountability advocate Zamaan Qureshi joins us to discuss the impact of AI and social media on teen mental health, the push for stronger regulation,...
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
How do you mobilize people against Big Tech online while living in the digital reality they've created? Our very own Alison Rice, DIFU's Managing Director, breaks it down! www.fwiw.news/p/using-digi...
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Using digital platforms, from someone who wants to hold them accountable
Also inside: the California governor's race
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
We sent a letter from 100 young Californians to @tedlieu.bsky.social urging him to reject any efforts to add AI preemption to his bill. AI preemption would nullify strong state laws that we've fought for across the country and in CA. punchbowl.news/article/tech...
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Tech: Lieu faces increased AI preemption pressure
Some California residents and outside groups are upping the pressure on Rep. Ted Lieu to lock in his latest bipartisan bill on artificial intelligence so it doesn’t get snagged in House GOP efforts to...
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Not surprising to see that Meta is SO averse to the concept of protecting young people that they'd rather burn it all down. Right.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We're proud to endorse the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act. DIFU coalition member and IL resident Kash wrote an op-ed in support of the bill! chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/...
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I grew up on Zoom and social media. Protect Illinois kids, teens from the dangers of AI
A 19-year-old says common sense legislation proposed in the General Assembly would put accountability in place — before it's too late.
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Rude1 Haunted Badness. ⁂ @rude1.blacksky.team · 14/04/2026
@blackskyweb.xyz is among the inaugural cohort of @designitforus.bsky.social Innovators! As a community of founders and builders we share the belief that safety, privacy, and human well-being aren't tradeoffs. In fact, they're what make great products. Read more: designitforus.org/campaigns/in...
Our 2026 Innovators The first cohort of the Innovator Circle is comprised of nine founders representing a company or organization they founded, work at, or contribute to. Products generated and updated as a result of this partnership will be
positioned as the landing pads for a migration led by and for us. Here are some of our Innovators:
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Big Tech has had a monopoly on what the internet looks like. Not anymore. Introducing the Innovator Circle.
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Accountable Tech @accountabletech.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We’re so excited to see all that @designitforus.bsky.social will accomplish, but they’ll need your support to make it happen. Give them a follow and let’s ensure a safer digital future for all. designitforus.org
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Design it For Us
We are young people taking on Big Tech
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
You may have heard that our partner, Accountable Tech, is winding down operations and dedicating their resources to ensuring our success as a now-independent project. We’re so thankful for this vote of confidence in youth voice, experience, and expertise. 💙 Let's do this.
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
it was so great speaking with you. thanks for uplifting youth perspectives!
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Design It For Us @designitforus.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Hi everyone 👋 While we won't be posting on here regularly (for now), we wanted to take a second to introduce ourselves! We're a youth-led coalition using our voices to fight for a better online world. Join our coalition here! designitforus.org/about/#indiv...
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About - Design It For Us
Design It For Us is an innovative multimedia effort for young people to share why online spaces should be designed for them.
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