โฒ 118 โผ EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram (techcrunch.com) submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca [M] to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.
[โ] rimu@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago (3 children) This is the way, not age verification! permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 7 points 1 month ago The way is moving to the Fediverse! permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Sunshine@piefed.ca [S] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Non-technical people need to be lectured about properly addressing this issue before the age verification scourge gobbles up all the worldโs jurisdictions as 60% of Americans have the false belief that โage verification is the only way to protect children from social media platforms.โ according to PewResearch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago Age verification is really just about identity verification. "Show us your papers" version of the internet. permalink fedilink source parent [+] pilaz@lemmy.world -6 points 1 month ago Age verification is fine but it needs a proper e-ID public platform (similar to the ones used in Europe for e-democracy) which can limitedly share whether you pass the age check or not. The reason for this is that social media has similar addiction rates as gambling, where you you should be asked your age at the door if you do. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] toothpaste_sandwich@thebrainbin.org 7 points 1 month ago The way is moving to the Fediverse! permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Sunshine@piefed.ca [S] 4 points 1 month ago (1 child) Non-technical people need to be lectured about properly addressing this issue before the age verification scourge gobbles up all the worldโs jurisdictions as 60% of Americans have the false belief that โage verification is the only way to protect children from social media platforms.โ according to PewResearch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago Age verification is really just about identity verification. "Show us your papers" version of the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] jabjoe@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago Age verification is really just about identity verification. "Show us your papers" version of the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] pilaz@lemmy.world -6 points 1 month ago Age verification is fine but it needs a proper e-ID public platform (similar to the ones used in Europe for e-democracy) which can limitedly share whether you pass the age check or not. The reason for this is that social media has similar addiction rates as gambling, where you you should be asked your age at the door if you do. permalink fedilink source parent