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Signups opened this week for Loops, a short-form looping video app from the creator of Instagram alternative Pixelfed, reports TechCrunch.

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[-] rimu@piefed.social 47 points 6 days ago

TikTok quantified the precise amount of viewing it takes for someone to form a habit: 260 videos.

Kentucky authorities note that while it might seem a lot, TikTok videos can be just a few seconds long.

“Thus, in under 35 minutes, an average user is likely to become addicted to the platform,” the state investigators concluded.

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/12/g-s1-28040/teens-tiktok-addiction-lawsuit-investigation-documents

[-] sukhmel@programming.dev 5 points 5 days ago

If only I could get addicted to something socially acceptable in under 35 minutes, like doing chores, or at least maths

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

Unfortunately the addictability and social acceptability are mutually exclusive. I can't think of anything that's both. Maybe coffee.

[-] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br -1 points 5 days ago

I'm a proud #CoffeeHater!

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