"The stance we have historically taken is to give people control, but not in a way that hurts metrics"

"Antagonists: Ig mostly focused on teens and youth Endless feed IG / tiktok Watch auto play (netflix Slot machine effect pull down to refresh Notifications Discover more Metrics for advertising" "Researchers' concerns regarding Facebook and Instagram appear to stem from the same basic idea that social media works on activating the brain's reward center by providing a sense of social acceptance in the form of likes, positive feedback, views, and other actions, which are referred to as 'social currency'. For example, Instagram pictures with more 'likes' activate certain parts of the brain (specifically, the ventral striatum) to a greater extent than pictures with fewer likes (Sherman et al., 2016; 2018)." "Facebook's design may facilitate habit formation through optimization for frequent engagement, gratifying experiences, and frictionless use. Some cues might result in habit and signal certain behaviors (e.g., notification checking, news feed scrolling)." "Remove slot machine see all posts post fomo, check in later" "The stance we have historically taken is to give people control, but not in a way that hurts metrics."