Jakob-G
Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media ...
on Thursday February 01, 2024 @12:30PM (#39218600)
But in reality this would not hide age, for example if a child signs up for Facebook, the only information revealed is that they are <16 years old. But once they turn 16, they want to have an unrestricted Facebook experience, so they will send a new token to Facebook, showing that they are older then 16 now. Facebook can now record the day the user does this and will now know the approximate birthday of a person. Sure, the user might not do this right on their birthday, probably in a span of a few weeks, but they will still have a good understanding of the age. This system would still be better then having to reveal your whole Id with all details.
Re:YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads
on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @05:30PM (#38619613)
That's kind of the same thing. They don't improve their moderation because they don't want to take down scams, so they can make as much revenue as possible.
Re:YouTube doesn't want to take down scam ads
on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:33AM (#38613476)
I saw that Deep fake Elon ad on my phone and on a small screen i didn't notice the small mismatches. Especially in the first 20 seconds it is spot on. I mean i didn't fall for it either, but i totally see how other people could fall for these deep fakes. Obviously, they do, otherwise these scammers wouldn't have the money to run these ads.
Re:YouTube Addiction
on Sunday January 15, 2023 @04:16PM (#34393511)
I was also spending way too much time on YouTube, but found a way to cut down on the time. I made my own YouTube app that simply removes the recommendations. Those recommendations get you to watch video after video, without them, YouTube turns from an addiction machine into a useful tool to learn new things. If anyone is interested you can download the app here: watchless-app.github.io