“User engagement” is code for “addiction”

Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by AnthonyMouse on Thursday March 04, 2021 @06:22PM (#26349941)

This is why we need to promote the existence of more and better alternatives. Because "if you don't like it, leave" doesn't work if there is nowhere else to go. But if there is, it does.

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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by loveistheanswer on Thursday March 04, 2021 @07:38PM (#26350745)

Perhaps we need a publicly funded, rather than corporate advertising funded social platform?

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Re:“User engagement” is code for “addiction” by AnthonyMouse on Saturday March 06, 2021 @10:40PM (#26372932)

Or public funding for development of federated protocols and free software implementations.

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