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infotainmentyesterday at 10:50 PM4 repliesview on HN

I'd rather just a full blanket ban on social media, but I guess it's something.

Social media is basically what cigarettes were in the 50s: everyone uses it, and seemingly no one is aware of how it is almost entirely bad.


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russdillyesterday at 11:25 PM

All this does if make things worse. Things like banning the sale of personal information would be a step in the right direction.

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123yawaworht456today at 12:04 AM

you're on a social medium right now.

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gjvnqtoday at 12:26 AM

A big issue here would be defining social media.

Are forums social media? What about reddit? What about YouTube?

I think what we really need is a ban on algorithmic recommendations that seek to encourage engagement or total time spent on the app.

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Viliantoday at 1:38 AM

It's based on the European one