Re:Unsealed court documents show teen addiction was big tech...
by lostlogin on Thursday February 05, 2026 @01:27PM
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It might, but would that achieve much? Tobacco has done ok.
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Re:Unsealed court documents show teen addiction was big tech...
by idle_zealot on Thursday February 05, 2026 @03:26PM
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Algorithmicly personalized social media becoming as stigmatized as smoking would be an amazing outcome, and is a great goal for regulators.
Re:Unsealed court documents show teen addiction was big tech...
by jmcgough on Thursday February 05, 2026 @01:43PM
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Tobacco paid billions of dollars, and we've heavily restricted where it can be used, where it can be advertised, and who can buy it.
Re:Unsealed court documents show teen addiction was big tech...
by ludicrousdispla on Thursday February 05, 2026 @02:06PM
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Companies don't necessarily have to suffer when restrictions are placed on them.
Ask any educator what the biggest positive change was to U.S. high schools in the 1970s and they'll probably answer that it was the ban on smoking in schools.
I expect a similar response in the future regarding bans on social media.
Re:Unsealed court documents show teen addiction was big tech...
by mahirsaid on Thursday February 05, 2026 @03:01PM
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I can only imagine what it's like right now in schools. I can't see how anybody arguing the point that student are allowed to use social media in school is an okay activity. I know there are some countries banning the use of such activities in Europe and some others i can't think of right now.