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The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by PlatoIsADisease »

I have a proud European coworker trying to get their H1B...

They talk about how great Europe is, how they like their 1-2 hour coffee/smoke breaks... These kind of moves give me that same vibe.

But why are so many Europeans trying to move to the US? Why isn't the opposite happening?

My hypothesis is that these kind of popular policies are short sighted. They are super popular, they use intuition and feeling. But maybe there is something missing. The unadulterated freedom has led people to enjoy these platforms. Obviously it affects the economy. So much so, even the US military has moved from Europe to Asia.

I don't typically like fiction, but it seems "I, Robot" was spot on about Europe. (Maybe mistaking new Africa for Asia)

Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by norman784 »

rpdillon wrote: post #15
mcny wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to have a cookie popup if you don't do stupid stuff. Don't use anything other than strictly necessary cookies and you are good to go. Disclaimer: I anal and this is not legal advice.

Having worked at multiple companies and talked to multiple legal teams about this, they tend to be very conservative. So the guidance I've gotten is that if we store any information at all on the person's computer, even to know whether they've visited the site before, we still need a cookie banner. Basically, the law created enough fear among the lawyers that software developers are being advised to include the cooki…

But it should not be obnoxious, look at steam how is a small banner with two simple actions, vs all other cookie banners.

Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by poncho_romero »

I hope this goes through. Trillion dollar companies are waging a war on our attention, using everything at their disposal to make these apps addictive. It isn't a fair fight and the existence of infinite feeds is bad both for people and democracy. Regulating consumer products that cause harm to millions is nothing new.

Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by rockskon »

Rygian wrote: post #14
linuxdude314 wrote: post #7

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> Why would anyone care about something like this ... Because it is a dangerous addiction [1] with recognised adverse effects on human health. Like sugar, tobacco, or drugs. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959832

While I agree it's not a net positive, I find it dangerous to equate all addictions.

Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by rendx »

rpdillon wrote: post #15
mcny wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't have to have a cookie popup if you don't do stupid stuff. Don't use anything other than strictly necessary cookies and you are good to go. Disclaimer: I anal and this is not legal advice.

Having worked at multiple companies and talked to multiple legal teams about this, they tend to be very conservative. So the guidance I've gotten is that if we store any information at all on the person's computer, even to know whether they've visited the site before, we still need a cookie banner. Basically, the law created enough fear among the lawyers that software developers are being advised to include the cooki…

So? You're not arguing that we should get rid of 'reasonable' laws out of misinterpretations of them, are you?

Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by ktm5j »

linuxdude314 wrote: post #7

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Maybe you're not the type of person who's struggled with addiction, but it can do awful things to you. Yes, including being addicted to scrolling social media. It screws with your head to the point where you don't know how to live in the moment anymore.

IMO it's a feature that's not valuable enough to justify the fact that it contributes to poor quality of life for people who can't put it down.

Re: The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling

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Post by Forgeties79 »

rockskon wrote: post #26
Rygian wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Why would anyone care about something like this ... Because it is a dangerous addiction [1] with recognised adverse effects on human health. Like sugar, tobacco, or drugs. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959832

While I agree it's not a net positive, I find it dangerous to equate all addictions.

He’s not equating all addictions beyond saying they are all addictions and should be treated as such.
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