Safety by Design: What EU Social Media Regulation Teaches Us About Better Platforms
EU regulation is beginning to focus on how social platforms are designed, not just what users post. This article explores how the Digital Services Act approaches safety, why reporting systems often fail users, and how platforms like Driftya use design choices such as visible reporting and automatic blocking to improve
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Designing Respectful Notifications
Notifications should respond to user activity, not absence. This design sends only one notification per activity window and suppresses further alerts until the user returns. Using Redis-based suppression keys, the system prioritizes respectful communication over engagement pressure.
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Why is it so hard to get engagement when you’re new to a social platform?
Driftya is a social platform without likes or follower counts. Instead of competing for visibility, messages move one person at a time, shifting the focus from popularity to continuation.
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