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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml to c/europe@lemmy.ml
 

The only thing I'm slghtly concerned about is proposition #2. I hope that gets struck down due to its censorship potential.

IE. No ChatGPT for toddlers


https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20251120IPR31496/children-should-be-at-least-16-to-access-social-media-say-meps

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[–] rothaine@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

But how is that an addictive practice?

[–] MrWildBunnycat@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I think what's implied here is the types of feeds which give a completely new content page when you "refresh", so it's not a regular "refresh-as-in-show-me-content-that-got-posted-since-last-access", but an algorithm driven "refresh-as-in-replace" mechanism to increase engagement by continuing to provide stimulating content.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

It has been shown to use the same mechanism of addiction as slot machines