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I'm not sure what Mozilla Foundation is trying to accomplish with this page. Maybe make people more conscious about Internet content consumption habits. Maybe s
by diegof79 7y ago
I'm not sure what Mozilla Foundation is trying to accomplish with this page. Maybe make people more conscious about Internet content consumption habits. Maybe sparking discussions like this in online forums and other media. It's a little bit odd that they choose YouTube ignoring other social networks with the same addictive effect (it's ironic to have Twitter and Facebook share buttons at the side).
On the YouTube topic. As a product designer, I think that YouTube product managers and designers have a lot of responsibility.
Video recommendations are designed to be addictive. They don't stop, and while there are options to turn auto-play off they are not the default. It's not a problem of the "uninformed user". It's by design.
People in the comments mention creating playlists and curating content. But there are many design gaps there too. For example, YT Kids has some time controls, but the content curation options are minimal.
“Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral” - Melvin Kranzberg