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Re:Shares slide after China brands online games 'electronic ... by totony on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @02:19PM (#28052333)
>teenagers had become addicted to online gaming and it was having a negative impact on them

Same for tiktok & other social media. "Maximizing engagement" is just corporate-speak for optimizing addiction.

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Re:Shares slide after China brands online games 'electronic ... by MichaelZuo on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @05:50PM (#28054677)
Quite a lot of job postings in the valley have ‘Maximizing engagement’, or some variant, in their description…
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Re:Shares slide after China brands online games 'electronic ... by totony on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @12:14AM (#28057232)
Most apps are made to create a need and fill it at the same time. That's one way to "innovate" in that space.
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