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Re:TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial t... by Mordisquitos on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:37PM (#46788090)
> Put another way: If McDonalds sees I eat 5 cheeseburgers a day, at what point do they have to stop serving me for my own health? Do they need to step in at all?

Is McDonald's adjusting the flavour and ingredients of each cheeseburger it serves you with the express purpose of encouraging you to order the next one as soon as possible?

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Re:TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial t... by henryfjordan on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @05:48PM (#46788261)
They are constantly evolving the menu and it's entirely data-driven, so yes? It's not down to the person level like tiktok but if they could, it would be.
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Re:TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial t... by mylies43 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @06:25PM (#46788654)
So compared to TikTok and algorithms the answer is no then? If they could I agree they would, but they can't target food on the same level that TikTok does.
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Re:TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial t... by Mordisquitos on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @06:35PM (#46788755)
How is the cheeseburger that you receive differently tailored to your own addiction than the cheeseburger that the following customer will receive is to theirs?
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