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by zero_billion 5y ago
true, they do have a good blocking system. i have tried their products.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
not just imagery, but high definition videos that mimic reality with VR headsets etc.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
Thanks for your kind words and support. the shame and guilt associated with this makes it very traumatic for some people.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
that's true. our modern society is overly stimulating and using our innate instincts to attract attention.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
we did explore this option but screenshots drain down the battery heavily and hence, we had to drop this. we are still exploring this based on a certain risk score depending multiple factors like time, location, website accessed etc.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
i do agree this could be a symptom of another problem like depression etc. But, this is not true for all people. There are people who were perfectly normal and started watching porn out of curiosity or for entertainment and it became an esc
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by zero_billion 5y ago
on android, adult content within social media apps will also be blocked. but, in iOS it's quite difficult, user will be able to access adult content on apps.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
i mean, it's quite qualitative at this point. this is not well understood yet. hopefully, in the coming years, there will be more data on the same.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
We do enforce NSFW filtering among platforms that provide a NSFW filtered option. E.g. youtube has such an option. It's quite challenging with reddit and social media sites. we have some indirect ways of blocking some of the social med
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by zero_billion 5y ago
that's true - our space is inherently non viral. we have so far gotten users organically through play store and google search. we are experimenting with paid marketing channels for growth.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
we don't store any of the browsing activities and signing up with email is optional. Signing up with an account helps sync preferences across devices and users can choose to do that.
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by zero_billion 5y ago
after speaking to users, we figured out that what to replace with is best left to the user based on their choices. a lot of our users keep posting in our forums that they took up weight lifting, exercises, meditation etc. to distract them f
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Launch HN: Atmana (YC S21) – An app to help cut down on compulsive porn usage
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