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Are you happy / accepting of the current state of alcohol / cigarettes or do you think they should be less regulated in how they manufactured and market their p
by hattmall 1y ago
Are you happy / accepting of the current state of alcohol / cigarettes or do you think they should be less regulated in how they manufactured and market their products? I would advocate taking anything away, only applying standards and regulations to how companies employ algorithms and dark patterns to increase engagement. I think we need to have consumer benefit driven standards and regulations around user generated content platforms.
I certainly enjoy mainstream social media platforms but find it frustrating that the company is motivated to show me what I don't want to see and make it difficult to find the content I prefer. Simultaneously this is done while creating walled gardens to limit open access to information that is only the property of the platform by virtue of anti-competitive user agreements.
First and for most user generated content should be openly accessible.
- stickfigure 1y agoI have almost zero opinion about the marketing of alcohol or cigarettes. Except that if people want to buy them, someone should be allowed to sell it to them.