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> TikTok, when will you finally learn? No. Users, when will you finally learn?
by timvisee 4y ago
> TikTok, when will you finally learn?
No. Users, when will you finally learn?
- fsflover 4y agoNo. Regulators, when will you finally start doing useful work?
- karaterobot 4y agoRegulators have never been able to keep up with the speed at which people can do damage. At some point, people have to exercise their own judgment.
- fsflover 4y agoAnd this also never works in practice. It should be both of course.
- ravenstine 4y agoDo you think regulation is viable? Arguments will likely be made that cigarettes and tobacco are still legal despite all the restrictions, therefore there's only so much regulation that can be applied to TikTok. There can be age restrictions, yes, but age restrictions can be bypassed by teenagers of even middling intelligence, and TikTok can make sure it only advertises to "adults." I don't see regulation doing much except making the world a more twisted place than before. If we're going to legislate, it should be in the way of working with the culture and not so much the tech. What is regulation but adding more tech to the problem? More tech often isn't better.
- fsflover 4y agoAre you saying that currently existing regulations of tobacco do not save lives?
- khimaros 4y agoshower thought: given that the nocebo effect increases side effect risk when people are told about the side effects of a drug they're prescribed, is it possible tobacco labeling is actually increasing health risk for people who continue to smoke?
- lotsofpulp 4y agoRight after they get to gambling, alcohol, and excess sugar/simple carbs/sat fats.