Regulators in Europe are finally calling out the mechanics of the digital slot machine. They are demanding that TikTok remove design features that keep users stuck in a loop. It is a significant move because it focuses on how a product is built rather than just what content it shows.

Most of us think we have poor willpower when we cannot stop scrolling. You are actually fighting a system built to keep you from leaving. The EU is forcing a change that might finally give your attention span a fighting chance.

🧠 Europe wants an end to the infinite scroll.
⚡ The mandate requires a redesign of the For You feed.
🎓 Policy is shifting toward protecting human cognitive limits.
🔍 ByteDance faces heavy fines if they ignore this order.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/eu-says-tiktok-needs-to-drop-addictive-design/
#DesignEthics #TikTok #SocialMedia #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity

Tiêu chuẩn "Thiết kế Trung thực" (Honest Design) cho năm 2026:

1. Quy trình hủy dịch vụ & xóa tài khoản dễ dàng (1-click).
2. Quyền sở hữu dữ liệu & cấp phép trọn đời (Perpetual license).
3. Minh bạch chính sách bảo mật, không dùng thủ thuật điều hướng (Dark patterns).
4. Ưu tiên hiển thị bảng tin theo thời gian thực (Chronological).
5. Thiết kế giảm tải nhận thức, loại bỏ hiệu ứng Dopamine & FOMO.
6. Ưu tiên tính dễ tiếp cận cho người cao tuổi.

#HonestDesign #UXUI #TechTrends #DesignEthics #T

Participaré como mentor en #SensAIHack Barcelona, evento internacional de @SensAIHackademy antes de #Unite2025.

Más de cien participantes competirán por $10.000, desarrollando prototipos que definen el futuro de la interacción humano-máquina.

🔗 https://sensaihack.com/barcelona

Este hackathon no busca demos vistosas, sino soluciones funcionales con propósito.

#DesignEthics #Prototyping #SpatialComputing
#XR #IA #ComputacionEspacial #Innovation #Ethical Tech #SensAIHack #Barcelona #XRCommunity

👻 You don’t need a haunted house to feel fear, just try finding the “cancel subscription” button.

This Halloween, I’m digging into the real horror stories of bad UX: dark patterns, endless scrolls, and manipulative design tricks haunting our favorite apps.

💀 Read the full post:
https://designingforhumans311.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/scary-bad-ux-real-horror-stories-from-everyday-apps/

#com311 #UXDesign #DarkPatterns #BadUX #HumanCenteredDesign #UXNightmares #DesignEthics #HalloweenDesign #UIUX #DeceptiveDesign

🚀 AI is reshaping #UX from research & design to personalization. But it’s not replacing designers, it’s changing how we work.

Read my latest post 👉 https://designingforhumans311.wordpress.com/2025/09/26/ai-changing-the-industry-of-ux/

#com311 #AI #UXDesign #UserExperience #DesignEthics

In the lead up to #WorldDesignDay I'm highlighting #Design projects that change the world for the better.

First things First Manifesto (1964)

'Written in 1963 and published in 1964 by Ken Garland along with 20 other designers, photographers and students, the manifesto was a reaction to the staunch society of 1960s Britain and called for a return to a humanist aspect of design. It lashed out against the fast-paced and often trivial productions of mainstream advertising, calling them trivial and time-consuming. It's solution was to focus efforts of design on education and public service tasks that promoted the betterment of society.'

It matters as it gave designers permission to push back againt capitalist and materialism norms and to seek to do deeper important work as part of redefining what it meant to be a designer. Yeah not everyone got onboard, but it further a movement of designers critical of being tools of excesssive capitalist production. The poster also features a nice modernisit typographic design that remains easy to read and engage with

http://www.designishistory.com/1960/first-things-first

#FirstThingsFirstManifesto #Design #DesignResearch #DesignEthics #Manifesto

I am happy to share the CfP for our topical issue on "Ethics In/Of/For Design" of the Journal of Human-Technology Relations:

https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/jhtr/announcement/view/428

#CfP #DesignEthics

The majority of subscription apps and websites employ dark patterns

https://stackdiary.com/the-majority-of-subscription-apps-and-websites-employ-dark-patterns/

#DarkPatterns #Subscription #Deceptive #Manipulation #FTC #ConsumerRights #Privacy #Marketing #Apps #Websites #OnlineServices #AutoRenewal #Sneaking #Obstruction #Nagging #ForcedAction #SocialProof #UI #UX #UserExperience #DigitalTricks #ConsumerProtection #Transparency #DigitalMarketing #UserManipulation #TechEthics #DesignEthics #DarkDesign #SubscriptionServices #ConsumerAwareness #DigitalPrivacy