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Notes on making social media feel human again.
Founder essays and product notes about casual posting, real friends, chronological feeds, and building without ads or algorithms.
Founder story · June 19, 2026 · 7 min read
I Built Unscroll Because Instagram Stopped Showing Me My Friends
Why Unscroll exists: a casual social app for the middle space between public Instagram posts and one-on-one texts.
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Research Notes · June 25, 2026 · 3 min read
A Feed Should Not Decide Who Matters
A research note on algorithmic feeds, ad targeting, persuasive design, and why Unscroll is built around real friends, chronological posts, and no public scoreboard.
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Research Notes · June 30, 2026 · 3 min read
What a Feed Chooses For You
A Research Notes draft on a Nature field experiment about X's feed algorithm and why Unscroll uses a chronological, friend-first feed without ads or public scores.
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Research Notes · July 7, 2026 · 3 min read
When More Feed Time Follows You
A Research Notes draft on a JAMA Network Open cohort study of social media use and depressive symptoms in early adolescence, and why Unscroll uses a chronological, friend-first feed without ads or public scores.
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Research Notes · July 14, 2026 · 3 min read
When the Feed Becomes a Measuring Stick
A Research Notes look at a youth social media study and why Unscroll favors casual sharing, real friends, chronological posts, and no public scoreboard.
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Research Notes · July 21, 2026 · 3 min read
Your Real Friend Group Is Smaller Than the Feed
In a 2025 Pew survey of 1,391 U.S. teens, 89% with close friends had one for support. Smaller, private sharing can keep friendship central.
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