> how do you differentiate a non-addictive platform vs an addictive platform? Legal systems have dealt with these sorts of slippery definitional issues for cen

> how do you differentiate a non-addictive platform vs an addictive platform? Legal systems have dealt with these sorts of slippery definitional issues for centuries! In this specific case, I would venture that the applicable legal standard would be some form of a balancing-the-factors test, where there is a list of criteria that a court weighs to determine if a given situation meets a legal threshold. It’s purposefully designed to have flexibility and ambiguity, with the expectation that, over time, courts will develop precedential law defining how the factors apply in various contexts. For something like “addictive social media”, imagine a standard with factors such as: - Whether an algorithm determines what material is presented to the user, based on a statistical model of user behavior; - Whether the product was developed with the input of behavioral psychologists; - Whether a significant portion of the users exhibit compulsive use of the product; - Any mechanisms implemented l by the developer to deter compulsive use; and so on.