# Mind-proofing Your Phone: Navigating the Digital Minefield with GreaseTerminator

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.10699 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2112.10699/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 13 of its 79 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 20 Dec 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 13 of 13)

- [Learning Transferable Visual Models From Natural Language Supervision](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2103.00020/) (2021)
- [Distilling the Knowledge in a Neural Network](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1503.02531/) (2015)
- [Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning for Fast Adaptation of Deep Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1703.03400/) (2017)
- [Automated Hate Speech Detection and the Problem of Offensive Language](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1703.04009/) (2017)
- [EAST: An Efficient and Accurate Scene Text Detector](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1704.03155/) (2017)
- [Hate Lingo: A Target-based Linguistic Analysis of Hate Speech in Social Media](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1804.04257/) (2018)
- [Spread of hate speech in online social media](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1812.01693/) (2018)
- ['I Just Want to Hack Myself to Not Get Distracted': Evaluating Design Interventions for Self-Control on Facebook](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2001.04180/) (2020)
- [Self-Control in Cyberspace: Applying Dual Systems Theory to a Review of Digital Self-Control Tools](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1902.00157/) (2019)
- [Are iPhones Really Better for Privacy? Comparative Study of iOS and Android Apps](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.13722/) (2021)
- [Not Now, Ask Later: Users Weaken Their Behavior Change Regimen Over Time, But Expect To Re-Strengthen It Imminently](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2101.11743/) (2021)
- [I Want My App That Way: Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Personal Devices](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.11819/) (2021)
- [Widen The Backdoor To Let More Attackers In](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2110.04571/) (2021)

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [GreaseVision: Rewriting the Rules of the Interface](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2204.03731/) (2022)
- [Cross-Reality Re-Rendering: Manipulating between Digital and Physical Realities](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.08005/) (2022)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Digital harms are widespread in the mobile ecosystem. As these devices gain ever more prominence in our daily lives, so too increases the potential for malicious attacks against individuals. The last line of defense against a range of digital harms - including digital distraction, political polarisation through hate speech, and children being exposed to damaging material - is the user interface. This work introduces GreaseTerminator to enable researchers to develop, deploy, and test interventions against these harms with end-users. We demonstrate the ease of intervention development and deployment, as well as the broad range of harms potentially covered with GreaseTerminator in five in-depth case studies.