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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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Event Description

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a virtual workshop on February 25, 2025, to examine the use of design features on digital platforms aimed at keeping kids, including teens, online longer and coming back more frequently.

Researchers, technologists, child development and legal experts, consumer advocates, and industry professionals will discuss design features that keep kids engaged on digital platforms, including websites, applications, and interactive online services.  The topics to be discussed will include:

  • Whether and how certain design features result in more engagement or time spent on digital platforms, and what relevant scientific research exists on the topic;
  • The physical and psychological impacts, both positive and negative, of the design features on youth well-being; and
  • What measures or design considerations related to youth well-being might be effective, feasible, and consistent with the current legal landscape.

The virtual event will be open to the public and registration is not required. A link to view the webcast will be posted to the FTC’s website at FTC.gov the morning of the event.

The FTC is seeking input from those who are interested in participating as panelists at the event or who have expertise and relevant information to provide on any of the topics listed above. If you have expertise, email AttentionEconomy@ftc.gov by November 15, 2024. At this time, please do not send substantive comments to the FTC email address listed above. Any formal comment period will be announced here.

Additional information, including a list of speakers and the agenda, will be posted here in advance of the workshop. 

FTC Privacy Policy

Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) or other laws, we may be required to disclose to outside organizations the information you provide when you pre-register for events that require registration. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments, whether filed in paper or electronic form, and as a matter of discretion, we make every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments before posting them on the FTC website.

The FTC Act and other laws we administer permit the collection of your pre-registration contact information and the comments you file to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s Privacy Act system for public records and comprehensive privacy policy.

This event will be open to the public and may be photographed, videotaped, webcast, or otherwise recorded.  By participating in this event, you are agreeing that your image — and anything you say or submit — may be posted indefinitely at ftc.gov or on one of the Commission's publicly available social media sites.

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