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8note on Jan 3, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to overcome Phone Addiction

I find it surprising that there's no push for regulating engagement algorithms similar to tobacco and gambling.

The same kinds of bad behaviours are being done by companies to profit off of addiction

chillwaves on Jan 3, 2021 [–]

Not only that, but loot boxes in games targeting children is just rampant.

Symbiote on Jan 3, 2021 | | [–]

Britain was looking into regulating (or simply banning, for children) loot boxes.

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jun/07/uk-could-class...

novaRom on Jan 3, 2021 | | [–]

LOL Surprise and other surprise eggs are very terrible targeting toddlers

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