EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids

Post by bcjdjsndon » Fri, May 15, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC

0dayz wrote: post #500

bcjdjsndon wrote: post #499

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So it's ok if hackernews "manipulated (me) into (needing) to spend more time on them artificially" because it's tech? Can you see the mental gymnastics is you're having to pull up make this work?

Nope, the key difference is the blast radius, with hn you might buy into very specific policies related to tech while on TikTok you can be exposed to seemingly endless directions even though you just wanted to watch tech.

Post by matchbok3 » Mon, May 18, 2026, 9:47 PM UTC

nekusar wrote: post #276

chinathrow wrote: post #266

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> All im saying is that an adult should be able to choose to wear a seatbelt or not in their own vehicle. Millions of deaths and injuries avoided as a result of seatbelts obligatory in many countries around the world do not share your world view. https://unece.org/sustainable-development/news/unece-celebra...

So, you dont care about children on schoolbusses? None of them have seatbelts. And motorcycles are explicitly allowed, and have no restraints or harnesses. Mopeds, same. Scooters, same. Bicycles, same. Adults *should* have the right to do risky behaviors that increases the risk of bodily injury. But no matter the link you put forth, doesnt explain why fucking schoolbusses that transport years 6-18 dont have seatbelts…