Submitted 10 hours ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill requiring social media platforms to show warning labels to younger users before they’re exposed to features such as autoplay and infinite scrolling.
these platforms will have to display warnings “when a young user initially uses the predatory feature and periodically thereafter.”
Predatory features should not come with a warning for young users. They should be banned for everyone.
Social media are addictive by default including lemmy
Algorithms are addictive by design. I don’t think that non-algorithmic social media is generally addictive. Forums existed since the start of the internet and they were never an issue. They are even making a comeback now that people are getting tired of algorithms telling them what to see and what to think.
I disagree the algorithm is not what is addictive it is the infinite feed
rafoix@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
This seems like the neoliberal solution that does nothing but gives social media companies a legal escape from prosecution for their tactics.
teft@piefed.social 8 hours 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.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 9 hours ago
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?”