alt Hacker News> There should be a law that forces social media companies to use a different algorithm for anyone under a certain age and be required to disclose it to the public. Possibly different algorithm depending on age group.
Frankly, in that case I want the kids algorithm. It is preferable for me as an adult, I do not want the intentionally harmful one either.
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mikeocool • yesterday at 11:14 AM
Yeah, seriously, New York just passed law that makes it illegal to show engagement-driven feeds to kids.
I can’t wait to not age verify on instagram and permanently get back a feed that’s only people I follow.
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oneeyedpigeon • yesterday at 11:09 AM
You can often do that via settings. But we could do with a law that makes it a crime to override a user setting that has been explicitly set, without notifying the user.
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This. Just give me the option to have pagination. Sweet, old, pagination. Like here on Hacker News. I can then review one or maybe 2 pages, and that is all. Like a physical magazine where there's a clear end.
I have the firm belief that infinite scrolling is one of the darkest pattern that was ever invented.