OneSight: A Unified Interface of Multi-Social Media Apps for Digital Wellbeing

Abstract

The digital era has heralded unprecedented connectivity and information accessibility through social media platforms. While these platforms offer valuable benefits, their design mechanisms often promote addictive behaviours, leading to negative physical and cognitive effects. This paper tackles the challenge of fostering a healthier relationship with social media. A comprehensive survey involving 527 participants from the UK reveals a significant level of social media dependency and a strong desire for more self-controlled engagement. In response, we introduce OneSight, a novel mobile application that aims to mitigate the addictive elements commonly found on social media platforms. OneSight aggregates content from multiple social media platforms into a unified interface and incorporates features promoting mindful and self-controlled browsing, such as reminders and timeout locks. A further threeweek field study with 30 participants demonstrates that OneSight enhances user agency over their social media consumption habits, offering a more balanced approach to engaging with social media.

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ORCID for Zhaoxing Li: orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-3461

ORCID for Vahid Yazdanpanah: orcid.org/0000-0002-4468-6193

ORCID for Sebastian Stein: orcid.org/0000-0003-2858-8857

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