Defeat the feed: Evaluating interface designs to support users in managing their social media use

Eelco Herder, Paulina Moerland

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Abstract

Due to the increasing ubiquity of social media, compulsive social media use is an increasingly persistent issue that compels users toward excessive social media usage, which can lead to negative consequences. Though reasons for this behaviour are difficult to research, it is theorized that addictive social media design may contribute to compulsive social media use. In this study, we design and evaluate alternatives for the so-called infinite scroll, offering natural moments to leave the feed, and for notifications, providing users with various types of support to decide to respond to them, or to ignore or postpone them. The designs are inspired and informed by the literature and the results of a survey study. The results of this study contribute to understanding addictive design better and can contribute to the improvement of social media to make them less addictive.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHT 2024
Subtitle of host publicationCreative Intelligence - 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages178-184
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9798400705953
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sept 2024
Event35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, HT 2024 - Poznan, Poland
Duration: 10 Sept 202413 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameHT 2024: Creative Intelligence - 35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media

Conference

Conference35th ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media, HT 2024
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityPoznan
Period10/09/2413/09/24

Keywords

  • compulsive behavior
  • infinite scroll
  • notifications
  • social media
  • social media addiction

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