#Digital Wellbeing

Articles (5)

• 🇺🇸 Spotify now lets you turn off all its videos — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Spotify is adding new toggles to stop any and all video from playing inside the app, for both music and podcasts. The controls are rolling out worldwide, work across all platforms and devices, and can...

  Related: #User Control, #Platform Features
• 🇬🇧 The Magic Faraway Tree's Andrew Garfield: Our attention is abused by tech companies — 23/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Garfield stars alongside Claire Foy and Nicola Coughlan in an adaptation of Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree.

  Related: #Technology Ethics
• 🇺🇸 Multi-Agent Large Language Model Based Emotional Detoxification Through Personalized Intensity Control for Consumer Protection — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  arXiv:2602.23123v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In the attention economy, sensational content exposes consumers to excessive emotional stimulation, hindering calm decision-making. This study proposes...

  Related: #Artificial Intelligence, #Consumer Protection
• 🇺🇸 Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes

  Related: #Addiction, #Technology Design, #Mental Health
• 🇺🇸 Think social media addiction only affects teens? Experts say adults are hooked too — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes.

  Related: #Addiction, #Technology, #Mental Health