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thin_carapacetoday at 7:24 PM1 replyview on HN

define short form content as anything under an arbitrary time threshold, legislate all online providers of short form content to mandate an arbitrary time limit per day for all users, add a law that parents knowingly allowing children to exceed national daily short form content limits are subject to penalty. seems fairly straightforward. but uh, I guess we could all capitulate to giving corporations our biometric data ...


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fl4reguntoday at 7:35 PM

I don't think it's straightforward at all. What's considered "short form content".

Just video?

Does just audio count?

Does a gif count?

What if I make a website that uploads videos at 1/10th the speed, and the user plays it back 10x faster so it becomes short form?

What if i make a video aggregator website that pulls from multiple different sources so the user gets around the time limit per day per user?

What if users just make multiple accounts?

I don't think we are legally equipped to deal with this at all.

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