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Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by afavour on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:31AM (#42739805)
> That same year, Douyin imposed a 40-minute daily limit for users under 14. Last year, Chinese regulators introduced a rule that would limit children under age 18 to two hours of smartphone screen time each day.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tiktok-china/story?id=108111...

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by p_j_w on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:34AM (#42739860)
That’s not at all the same as banning the algorithm.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by afavour on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:57AM (#42740258)
It’s not the same, no. I provided the link because it’s what I assume the OP is referring to.

Limiting use to 40 minutes is not a ban but it still shows a view that extended exposure to it is harmful. To turn it on its head, if more than 40 minutes is viewed harmful for Chinese youth, why not American?

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by jfdbcv on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:18PM (#42740649)
You know they did that with video games too.. Should we do that here?

https://apnews.com/article/gaming-business-children-00db669d...

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by andy_xor_andrew on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:52AM (#42740141)
Maybe the "community notes" model isn't so bad after all
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:18PM (#42743361)
It's a clear sign the international version of TikTok, because of it's addictiveness and content, would never be allowed for a single minute in China by the people that know the most about what it is, and what is does.

What more do you need to know?

Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by dv_dt on Friday January 17, 2025 @04:38PM (#42743555)
If it was a legal requirement for Chinese apps in China, and this is the path for societal heath then why not pass that law for all social apps in the US?
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by throwawayq3423 on Friday January 17, 2025 @05:56PM (#42744124)
Blanket content bans are the stuff of dictatorships, but restricting access to demographics that could be most harmed by it (children for example) is a good idea, and I wish the US would look into it.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by croes on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:38AM (#42739908)
That limit is independent of the used algorithm.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by actionfromafar on Friday January 17, 2025 @11:45AM (#42740034)
How would you know? If you have only a certain time-window, you may need another kind of algorithm to retain ̶a̶d̶d̶i̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n interest day-over-day.
Re:Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage f... by croes on Friday January 17, 2025 @12:44PM (#42741038)
I mean the limit is for all social media, the algorithm doesn’t matter.