Youth App Safety & Restriction Audit Workbench

Safety Interventions

Alabama AG Model

Daily Screen Cap 60 min

Hard or nudged session quota for minor accounts under 18.

Curfew / Night Lockout 10:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Silences push alerts and locks feed playback during sleep cycle.

Infinite Scroll Break Every 15 min

Mandatory interstitial pause interrupting continuous recommendation loops.

Disable Minor DM Inflow

Prevent direct messaging from non-linked accounts

Autoplay Video Lockout

Require intentional manual tap to begin next clip

Parental Passcode Bypass Required

Requires guardian approval to extend time beyond limit

Dopamine Loop Index Low Risk

28/100

-62% vs commercial baseline

Night Sleep Protection Shield Active

94%

Protected 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM

Est. Minor Daily Exposure Modeled

52 min

Down from 185 min avg

Settlement Compliance Passing

100%

Meets AL & multistate decree

24-Hour Algorithmic Exposure & Friction Simulation

Active Usage Blocked / Friction Intercept Sleep Window

Time: 15:30 School Hours: Throttled

Alabama $100M Settlement Decree Check Compliant

✓ Default 60-minute session cap for teens under 18
✓ Nighttime quiet hours & feed blackout (min 8 hrs)
✓ Periodic anti-addiction micro-friction interstitials
✓ Parental authorization required to unlock extended limits

Design Safety & Dark Pattern Shield Low Friction

✓ Autoplay disabled (stops involuntary infinite viewing)
✓ Stranger Direct Messaging restricted for minors
✓ Recommendation dopamine loop resistance < 40
✓ Immutable policy manifest ready for export

Policy active: Alabama AG Model enforces 60-min cap, 10 PM curfew, and anti-addiction feed friction.

Statutory Framework & Algorithmic Addiction Settlement Context

Alabama & Multistate AG Action

In 2026, TikTok entered a historic settlement with the State of Alabama, committing at least $100 million in penalties and agreeing to binding restrictions on algorithmic recommendation systems targeting teenage users. The action alleged intentional deployment of habit-forming features (infinite vertical feeds, automatic push surges during homework hours, and sleep interruption).

Addiction Friction Engineering

This workbench simulates how platform engineering parameters (time boundaries, autoplay suppression, scroll break interstitials, and guardian passcodes) directly alter exposure curves. Use this model to verify whether proposed technical safety measures satisfy state attorney general consent decrees and child safety mandates.

Audit Export & Governance

Every parameter configuration generates a standardized, verifiable JSON policy charter containing quantitative exposure metrics, sleep protection ratings, and decree compliance checklists suitable for legal compliance review, school district oversight, or product safety engineering.

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