Mastodawn

If you were designing Instagram to be *good* for kids, with no other constraints, would it look a lot like Instagram today, or would it look very different?

I think about this a lot.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/technology/social-media-trial-verdict.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.K3l4.GVlG43Ma5t40&smid=url-share

Meta and YouTube Found Negligent in Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

A jury found the companies harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress.

The New York Times

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Chris Messina

Anyone checked on $SNAP recently?

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Rob Brogan 5d ago

Whoa, what happened mid-2022?

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Chris Messina 5d ago

Apple's App Tracking Transparency!

"Apple's Privacy Policy Changes (April 2021 impact felt in late 2021/early 2022): Apple required apps to ask users for ad tracking permission, impairing Snapchat's ability to measure ad performance. This led to Snap's Q3 2021 revenue missing expectations, causing a >20% after-hours stock drop, with effects persisting into 2022"