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Ensure that we don't get pointless notifications that exist only to increase engagement and have these on by default. Take advantage of feelings of fomo. You ev
by tayo42 4y ago
Ensure that we don't get pointless notifications that exist only to increase engagement and have these on by default. Take advantage of feelings of fomo. You ever actually go turn off notifications? They have obscure names and there's tons of them in some apps. I don't want to waste time and energy fighting back apps constantly. Healthy defaults to start with
- chazeon 4y agoThe best bet you can get is something like App Store guideline rather than law, I think.
- darzu 4y agoWhy? It’s our government (in theory), no reason we shouldn’t make laws to the benefit of the people. When the private sector consistently refuses to self regulate bad behavior, the law can and should step in.
- smolder 4y agoIt should, but doesn't, when the private sector has bought the public sector.
- xattt 4y agoLegislation that defers to regulations?
- jakear 4y agoEh. If the EU can make a law requiring every website to make me click through a popup regarding the types of strings my browser will put in the `Cookie` header, I think the US can make a law requiring every app to let me choose what types of notifications it sends me.
- fwungy 4y agoEven worse are the phantom notifications that don't come from an obvious application. No clue what's getting chimed about.