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frequency social @frequency.app · 25/03/2026

2 different trials, 2 guilty verdicts for knowingly endangering children - the company behind Instagram & Facebook found responsible for creating addictive features that harmed mental health and negligent design that allowed minors to be contacted by sexual predators www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/t...

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Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million Over Child Safety Violations

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frequency social @frequency.app · 22/01/2026

You wouldn't use a navigation app that deliberately took you to the wrong address or a calculator that gave you the wrong answer - so why do we accept similar behavior from our social media feeds? frequency.leaflet.pub/3md26xqn3dk2...

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You vs. 1,000 Engineers - frequency social

Why Apps Are Designed Against You

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Jesse Karmani @jesseplusplus.com · 02/01/2026

this begs the question: if the apps we use every day to keep in touch with our friends and family were designed with the goals of connection and healthy communication in mind, would we [...] need to take a break from them in the first place? frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk2...

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Beyond the Digital Detox - frequency social

Why willpower can't beat manipulative design

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Jesse Karmani @jesseplusplus.com · 02/01/2026

This completely ignores the deliberatively manipulative design of the apps we open compulsively. There are literally 1000s of engineers, product managers, and behavioral researchers whose job it is to design the apps we use to be as addictive as possible! frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk2...

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Beyond the Digital Detox - frequency social

Why willpower can't beat manipulative design

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Jesse Karmani @jesseplusplus.com · 02/01/2026

The issue with digital detoxes is that it puts the blame on us - it suggests that the issue is just that we have insufficient willpower and we could put our phones down at any time if we really wanted to. frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk2...

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Beyond the Digital Detox - frequency social

Why willpower can't beat manipulative design

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Jesse Karmani @jesseplusplus.com · 02/01/2026

Unpopular opinion: you don't need more willpower. You need better designed apps. frequency.leaflet.pub/3mbezkaxwhk27

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Beyond the Digital Detox - frequency social

Why willpower can't beat manipulative design

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