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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

OFCOM

Persuasive Design and Time on Platforms

Business ServicesCPV 79310000
Value£58k
Awarded24 Jun 2025
Published18 Aug 2025
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

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The brief

Persuasive Design and Time on Platforms Research Objectives: To understand the persuasive design features (e.g. autoplay, infinite scroll, notifications, algorithmic feeds) that are most influential in keeping children on online platforms* longer than they intend, and the effects of these features.

To understand the content types (e.g. appearance-focused content, algorithmically recommended material) associated with prolonged online platform engagement amongst children and the effects of these content types.

Explore if / how persuasive design features interact with different content types to influence children's time spent online and the effects of this.

To explore what children and parents would like to see platforms doing to support positive relationships with technology/devices.

Key requirements

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To explore what children and parents would

To explore what children and parents would like to see platforms doing to support positive relationships with technology/devices.

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OCID
668e98a8-ab76-4259-8f79-7330452e9113
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
tender_493863/1508872
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