Others call for regulating platform business models instead of banning use
4 Sep 20 10:21 AM · 3d ago · 5 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 5
Multiple commenters argue the underlying problem is the advertising- and engagement-driven design of platforms, proposing tax and design changes rather than blanket teen bans.
“What I would like to see is changes to the tax code to disincentivize the social media business model and the advertising industry generally.”
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Are people seriously routinely experiencing serious harm from social media use, comparable with alcohol or gambling addiction? The discussion may have suffered from much unnecessarily hyperbole in comparing YouTube to heroin, in how a single use guarantees unavoidable long term consequences with little redeeming qualities.I'm a college age gen Z…
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There is nothing wrong with social media; if anything, we need more social media.What we need less of are the attention-maximizing, eldritch-horror things that have stolen social media and now walk around wearing the skins of the entity that summoned it.Facebook is not social media — if you don't believe me, go on Facebook and count how many posts…
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I'd take this one step further and say this would be a major issue even without 'the algorithm' and other such 'engagement' maximization efforts. Way back before social media existed, things like BBS' and later on newsgroups were similarly extremely addictive. The only thing that changed with social media is that it all barriers to entry came…
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If you read the rest of the piece they do argue for more regulation. They aren’t making a personal responsibility argument like other commenters are saying.The problem with bans is they claim the technology itself is purely bad and the only solution is to keep it from children. Which on its face is nonsensical. It’s ok for a 17 year old but not a…
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The big problem with these "social media child bans", is that the capitalistic extreme-addictive experience IS harming everyone. Not just children.What should have been was what Cory Doctorow has pushed - forced open API integration. From there you can make your own clients, only see friends, de-gamify, chronological algorithm, etc.But banning…
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I grow up with ICQ where you can click a button to talk with a random stranger. Boomers were crying about Internet addiction.30 years later, I’m fine and the boomers are the ones getting addicted to fake stuff on the internet.
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