Oh, I don’t know, putting labels on things can be very effective for general public awareness. Plenty of people using Instagram never think about these kinds of things, it’s just not part of their normal concerns. The notifications might be an annoyance, but they will also start a lot of conversations between people that would not have happened otherwise, conversations that will turn into “wait, why do we let this company do this kind of thing at all?”
Comment on US | NY Governor Hochul signs bill requiring warning labels on ‘addictive’ social media
rafoix@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
This seems like the neoliberal solution that does nothing but gives social media companies a legal escape from prosecution for their tactics.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 5 days ago
teft@piefed.social 5 days ago
Fixed that for you.
These companies shouldn’t be doing predatory things at all. It doesn’t matter if you’re 14 or 50 a high percentage of people fall for these tricks. Just like a high percentage of people fell for cigarette manufacturers tricks.