2021/03/19 by Thomas Mildner, Mildner, Thomas, Gian-Luca Savino +1
Social Sciences · #Computers and Society (cs.CY) #Digital Marketing and Social Media #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2103.10725
openalex publication_date 2021/03/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Many researchers have been concerned with social media and possible negative impacts on the well-being of their audience. With the popularity of social networking sites (SNS) steadily increasing, psychological and social sciences have shown great interest in their effects and consequences on humans. Unfortunately, it appears to be difficult to find correlations between SNS and the results of their works. We, therefore, investigate Facebook using the tools of HCI to find connections between interface features and the concerns raised by these domains. With a nod towards Dark Patterns, we use an empirical design analysis to identify interface interferences that impact users' online privacy. We further discuss how HCI can help to work towards more ethical user interfaces in the future.