US could ban 'addictive' autoplay videos and infinite scrolling online

Post by corodra » Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 12:05 PM UTC

rcar1046 wrote: post #3

Yes, infinite scroll is doing as much harm, if not more, than tobacco and alcohol combined. /s

Post by kd5bjo » Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 12:07 PM UTC

wojcikstefan wrote: post #4

Regulating infinite scrolling seems like a major overregulation. Even if it kinda makes sense in terms of FB, Twitter, and other social media newsfeeds, it's still a great (and beneficial) UX in many other cases. Overusing social media could be solved via e.g. Screen Time or a similar time-limiting solution (perhaps w/o an option to "snooze" the daily limit if a parent set it on a child's device).

Post by tooop » Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 12:09 PM UTC

corodra wrote: post #11

rcar1046 wrote: post #3

Yes, infinite scroll is doing as much harm, if not more, than tobacco and alcohol combined. /s

Search "social media mental health study". Theres a flood of universities that have pretty good evidence of social media causing a lot of mental health issues. Namely towards teens and young adults who grew up with it. Yes, it does seem silly, but the rise of anxiety and depression in society is linked to social media. Theres a good reason why people do the social media fasts and cleanses. A lot don't go back.

Post by nerdponx » Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 12:09 PM UTC

kd5bjo wrote: post #13

wojcikstefan wrote: post #4

Regulating infinite scrolling seems like a major overregulation. Even if it kinda makes sense in terms of FB, Twitter, and other social media newsfeeds, it's still a great (and beneficial) UX in many other cases. Overusing social media could be solved via e.g. Screen Time or a similar time-limiting solution (perhaps w/o an option to "snooze" the daily limit if a parent set it on a child's device).

At the very least, it shouldn’t be allowed to put the links to regulatory information (like the terms of service or privacy policy) in a footer below an infinite scroller.

Post by LannisterDebt » Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 12:10 PM UTC

madiathomas wrote: post #8

I don't like sites with autoplay. I only expect autoplay when the page I am about to visit is in a video site like YouTube. I hate it when I am reading a news article and a video autoplays. Autoscrolling also can be irritating. If I click a TechCrunch article on HN, I don't want TC to load more articles at the end of the article I was reading without my consent. It is better to suggest related articles and give me an…