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I don't think I would agree with banning addictive social media platforms, but I would like to see them heavily regulated, meaning: * Opt-in to "engagement alg
by Tainnor 2y ago
I don't think I would agree with banning addictive social media platforms, but I would like to see them heavily regulated, meaning:
* Opt-in to "engagement algorithms". By default, people should only be seeing things that they're explicitly following and in some sort of neutral way (e.g. sorted by date).
* "Engagement algorithms" need to be transparent. It should be clear why I'm seeing what I'm seeing. This implies accountability of the platforms themselves. If the Facebook algorithm ends up promoting genocidal violence, they shouldn't be able to hide behind "it was the algorithm".
- dathinab 2y agoI should have been more clear. My idea was to tread it like gambling (and to be more clear that doesn't mean classify it as gambling). Which in case of the country I'm from means it's not allowed for children, and in general with some subtle exceptions neither for teenagers. But is allowed for adults. But is also regulated quite a bit when used by adults (e.g. regarding to transparency, advertisements, age verification and other topics). That still would kill Ticktok and YT Shorts their main mode of operation had been to capture new users in the teen and child age range and then beet on them staying around.