The EU Moves To Kill Infinite Scrolling - Slashdot
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Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. From a report: The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design standards for the world's most popular apps. Brussels has told the company to change several key...

After successfully recuperating tiktok, politicians are going to once again exploit pseudo-science to outlaw the “infinite scroll.” Get ready for the comeback of the pager. Thanks libs!

  • squaresinger@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    2 days ago

    Infinite scroll amplifies the “I’m never going to find that again” problem. That’s the thing I hate most about it.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      19 hours ago

      A feature, not a bug. If you never find it you spend more time trying to find it and therefore see more of what they want you to see.