Mark Zuckerberg's biggest legal nightmare yet could cost Meta $1.4T
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Mark Zuckerberg's biggest legal nightmare yet could cost Meta $1.4T
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#2I feel like everyone implicitly knows the algorithm is designed to be addictive.
Its like smoking. At some point were going to look back and wonder why we let kids do that.
Its more insidious than smoking though because it has arguably positive benefits.
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#3this site has some popup that hijacks the page and tries to trick you into installing an antivirus with fake infection reports. Closing that popup sends you to walmart.com
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#4Question is not whether they were designed to be addictive (of course it was - that’s the product), but whether it can be proven.
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#5I have no love for Meta, but what about tiktok and youtube? What social media doesn't attempt to keep its users engaged?
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#6I feel like everyone implicitly knows the algorithm is designed to be addictive. Its like smoking. At some point were going to look back and wonder why we let kids do that. Its more insidious than smoking though because it has arguably positive benefits.
> Its more insidious than smoking though because it has arguably positive benefits.
So does smoking, depending on who you listen to: relaxation, pleasure, socialising, "feeling free" etc.
But this is just to emphasise your point that we change our thinking as a society on the importance of both harms and benefits.
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#7this site has some popup that hijacks the page and tries to trick you into installing an antivirus with fake infection reports. Closing that popup sends you to walmart.com
...probably with a referral string that results in them getting paid, too.
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#8TBH, I think this should be prosecuted as a felony. In the past, fines have not proven to motivate Meta to change.
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#9I feel like everyone implicitly knows the algorithm is designed to be addictive. Its like smoking. At some point were going to look back and wonder why we let kids do that. Its more insidious than smoking though because it has arguably positive benefits.
Alcohol consumption would be another good example of a culture we’ve accepted despite the deaths and limited positive benefits.
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#10Question is not whether they were designed to be addictive (of course it was - that’s the product), but whether it can be proven.
If you know it, and I know it, and everybody knows it, why the hell are we paying huge amounts to mince words over the proof?