Many people struggle to control their use of digital devices. However, our understanding of
the design mechanisms that support user self-control remains limited. In this paper, we make …

Much effort has been invested in designing digital systems that keep people 'hooked'. By
contrast, comparatively little is known about how designers can support people in re-gaining …

Public media and researchers in different areas have recently focused on perhaps
unexpected problems that derive from an excessive and frequent use of technology, giving …

Although control modes have been studied extensively in traditional IS contexts, minimal
attention has been directed toward understanding how different control modes operate in …

While Digital Self-Control Tools (DSCTs) mainly target smartphones, more effort should be
put into evaluating multi-device ecosystems to enhance digital wellbeing as users typically …

Nowadays, thousands of popular applications are designed to help users improve their lives
through behavioural adjustment (eg, meditate more, stay hydrated). However, our …

We conducted a structured, qualitative feature analysis of 75 Android mobile apps designed
for the purpose of promoting adolescent online safety. Through this analysis we identified 42 …

In the attention economy, video apps employ design mechanisms like autoplay that exploit
psychological vulnerabilities to maximize watch time. Consequently, many people feel a lack …

Traditionally, many consumer-focused technologies have been designed to maximize user
engagement with their products and services. More recently, many technology companies …

There is a growing interest in device-control systems that can interpret human natural
language instructions and execute them on a digital device by directly controlling its user …