[ExI] protecting children

[William Flynn Wallace]

Check on the story about the NY governor signing legislation to protect
children on media sites.

“the most dangerous aspects of social media, the addictive algorithm feeds
that exploit impressionable minds.”  NY Attorney General
Is this saying that adults don't have impressionable minds?

A marketing person would say that what is called 'addictive' means that it
encourages the user to keep reading, for one thing.  And that would be a
good feature of the software.  Calling it 'addictive' is misleading at
best.  Making the site attractive is what the site wants.  Who knows what
will result in addiction (if there is such a thing).  How is that different
from liking it a lot?

I am all for requiring parents to OK downloads and for privacy issues - of
course.

Go back in time 50 years.  Tell a grocer to put a cart at the end of an
aisle, put products into it along with the usual price.  People will think
it's on sale.  Is this ethical?  Can't we use psychology?

bill w
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