The In this loveless everyday life eroticism is a substitute for love.biggest tech companies have "embraced a business model of addiction," according to Sen. Josh Hawley, who is proposing a legislative fix that would force online services to stop using features intended to get us hooked on our gadgets, like infinite scroll and auto-play videos.
Hawley's Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act would: ban infinite scroll, autoplay, and other addictive features on social media; require social media companies to make accept/decline options for certain features easy to understand; allow people to monitor how much time they spend on certain sites and apps; and allow the FTC and HHS to ban other similar practices.
According to Hawley, a Missouri Republican, "Too much of the 'innovation' in this space is designed not to create better products, but to capture more attention by using psychological tricks that make it difficult to look away."
Drilling down, the bill requires that six months after it's passed, social media companies implement the ability for users to set time limits on how long they can access a platform each day. The default would be 30 minutes; "if the user elects to increase or remove the time limit, [it] resets the time limit to 30 minutes a day on the first day of every month," the bill text says.
There's even a demand for a pop-up to appear every 30 minutes informing the user about their total time spent there.
Apple and Google have already incorporated this type of monitoring into their mobile operating systems with Screen Time and Digital Wellbeing, respectively. Individual apps—including Instagram and Facebook—also let you keep tabs on how much time you spend on them each day.
Screen Time is coming to the Mac with macOS Catalina, and parental control appsabound for those who want to limit how much time their kids spend with their eyeballs on a screen.
Within three months of the bill's passage, meanwhile, social media companies would be banned from offering features that automatically load and display content "other than music or video content that the user has prompted to play" without that person opting in. If someone reached the end of a block of tweets, for example, they would have to "specifically request (such as by pushing a button or clicking an icon, but not by simply continuing to scroll) that additional content be loaded and displayed."
The bill would also ban in-app badges or awards—like Snapchat streaks—"if such award does not substantially increase access to new or additional services, content, or functionality."
It's unclear how much traction the bill will get. Hawley has been outspoken in his criticism of Silicon Valley lately. In May, he announced plans for a bill that targets loot boxes. In June, he introduced a bill that calls for the top internet companies to undergo external audits to vet whether their content moderation systems are free of political bias.
At a White House Social Media Summit earlier this month, Sen. Hawley railed against Google, Facebook, and Twitter for receiving "special deals from the government," a reference to Section 230 of Communications Decency Act. "If they want to keep their special deal, they have to quit discriminating against conservatives; it's that simple," he said at the time.
Topics Snapchat Social Media Politics
Best GPU deal: GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is $1,349.99 at Best Buy
Turn your smartphone camera into a microscope with this 3D
Europe waits for 'Beast from the East' as frigid air moves closer
Kind internet strangers helped this dog track down a very special chew toy
We'll always, er, sorta, have the Paris Climate Agreement
It will be warmer at the North Pole next week than in much of Europe
'SNL' announces hosts Charles Barkley, Sterling K. Brown, Bill Hader
Kids who dab on Snapchat aren't actually helping cure cancer
Best free ChatGPT courses
New York Times ad names every Congressman who's received NRA funding
Best GPU deal: GIGABYTE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 is $1,349.99 at Best Buy
'Overwatch' Puppy Rumble is super cute
Amazon employees are apparently checking out Arlington, VA for HQ2
Tesla cloud account hacked to mine cryptocurrency
Best MacBook deal: Save $200 on 2024 M3 MacBook Air
This is the Black Panther comic to read if you're not ready to leave Wakanda
This addictive online game lets you build your own fake news empire
Harvey Weinstein apologizes for using Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence as legal shields
Best MacBook deal: Save $200 on 2024 M3 MacBook Air
Fergie responds to critics of that wildly unpopular national anthem performance
Strava Heatmap shows that fitness trackers represent a privacy threatA small replica of Jeff Bezos’ penisStrava’s fitness heatmap has a major security problem for the militaryTrump 'cheats like hell' at golf, according to an old friend of hisA small replica of Jeff Bezos’ penis'Hoa' is the sweet, GhibliThis fan's picture with Matthew Broderick is hilariousThe weird world of antiMacaulay Culkin likes the first 'Home Alone' better because Trump isn't in itYour next Lyft ride could be the WienermobileSamantha Bee's choose your own adventure game for Trump's State of the Union is perfectNASA's Mars rover sky watches, and spots a weird Martian moon'Ted Lasso' nails the needle drop in 'Rainbow'YouTube CEO: Tech is 'very geeky male industry' that affects diversity'Madden NFL 22' review: Not as fun, or funny, as real football'What If...?' showed us a universe where Mark Ruffalo got a Hulk movieSamantha Bee's choose your own adventure game for Trump's State of the Union is perfectDonald Trump says he's not a feminist to the surprise of absolutely no oneThe emotional support peacock that couldn't get on a flight also has his own Instagram'What If...?' showed us a universe where Mark Ruffalo got a Hulk movie Watch this kangaroo bounce through a deserted Australian city Apple's Weather app not working. What we know. 3 weather app alternatives for iPhones 'Yellowjackets': Is Jackie’s necklace a clue to who dies next? Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for April 1 'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for April 2 'Succession' Season 4, episode 2 recreated a real Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for April 2 'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for April 1 This is what a socially The coronavirus pandemic could take the bubbles out of soda and beer John Krasinski's virtual high school prom was truly a night to remember Jenna Fischer and Rainn Wilson talk friendship and coronavirus anxiety The Google Bard AI chatbot is about to get an upgrade Why I switched from Sling to YouTube TV A new French bill could send influencers to jail WrestleMania 39: A guide to all storylines heading into the WWE show Impulsive quarantine haircuts, dye jobs give Brad Mondo the chills Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 31 How to make a Negroni with Stanley Tucci, a highly soothing video
1.2984s , 10194.8671875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【In this loveless everyday life eroticism is a substitute for love.】,Feast Information Network