Post B3BIMV2xu8ko2ZcnGS by codinghorror@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B3BIMORATkxFXbtWW8 by caseynewton@mastodon.social
       2026-02-10T01:46:11Z
       
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       The walls are closing in on infinite-scroll feeds and other addictive design mechanics. I wrote about how lawyers and regulators may have finally found a way around Section 230 https://www.platformer.news/social-media-addiction-trial-eu-tiktok-investigation/
       
 (DIR) Post #B3BIMPdxzempHatG6a by codinghorror@infosec.exchange
       2026-02-10T01:51:56Z
       
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       @caseynewton it's not the infinite scroll feed that's the problem, it's the "if it bleeds, it leads" mentality. Who would object to an infinite scroll feed of amazing cat and dog pictures? Why can't we treat the disease instead of the symptoms? Learninate me on this one, Casey Newton!
       
 (DIR) Post #B3BIMQYKc5sC6PGGxc by SlicerDicer@friedcheese.us
       2026-02-10T14:36:49.843768Z
       
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       @codinghorror @caseynewton Lazyload infinite scroll is an optimization. It’s also very crude and simple.
       
 (DIR) Post #B3BIMV2xu8ko2ZcnGS by codinghorror@infosec.exchange
       2026-02-10T02:00:57Z
       
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       @caseynewton also of note: our 3 kids (16, 13, 13) have actively rejected most digital "social" stuff. They love YouTube (and I don't mean the weirdo parts) and vastly prefer in-person or really positive team multiplayer games (roblox, minecraft, etc). Maybe it's the not the children who are wrong, but us?
       
 (DIR) Post #B3p9AB1vNCi5DhaHEe by wjmaggos@liberal.city
       2026-03-01T20:02:02Z
       
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       @caseynewton the algo plays on our lizard brain. it knows we paused for a second on low brow content and so pushes it at us and everybody with a similar profile. stuff that IRL we would never bring up to talk to our friends about, and thus would never endorse by boosting it into their feed by their following of us. so we get a tabloid culture and its king as president.it's not a 230 issue cause the company is clearly choosing for us. we're not browsing the web but having the browser choose.