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afavour 8 months ago

> That same year, Douyin imposed a 40-minute daily limit for users under 14. Last year, Chinese regulators introduced a rule that would limit children under age 18 to two hours of smartphone screen time each day.

https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tiktok-china/story?id=108111...

p_j_w 8 months ago | parent | next [-]

That’s not at all the same as banning the algorithm.

afavour 8 months ago | parent | next [-]

It’s not the same, no. I provided the link because it’s what I assume the OP is referring to.

Limiting use to 40 minutes is not a ban but it still shows a view that extended exposure to it is harmful. To turn it on its head, if more than 40 minutes is viewed harmful for Chinese youth, why not American?

jfdbcv 8 months ago | parent [-]

You know they did that with video games too.. Should we do that here?

https://apnews.com/article/gaming-business-children-00db669d...

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andy_xor_andrew 8 months ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Maybe the "community notes" model isn't so bad after all

throwawayq3423 8 months ago | parent | prev [-]

It's a clear sign the international version of TikTok, because of it's addictiveness and content, would never be allowed for a single minute in China by the people that know the most about what it is, and what is does.

What more do you need to know?

dv_dt 8 months ago | parent [-]

If it was a legal requirement for Chinese apps in China, and this is the path for societal heath then why not pass that law for all social apps in the US?

throwawayq3423 8 months ago | parent [-]

Blanket content bans are the stuff of dictatorships, but restricting access to demographics that could be most harmed by it (children for example) is a good idea, and I wish the US would look into it.

croes 8 months ago | parent | prev [-]

That limit is independent of the used algorithm.

actionfromafar 8 months ago | parent [-]

How would you know? If you have only a certain time-window, you may need another kind of algorithm to retain ̶a̶d̶d̶i̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n interest day-over-day.

croes 8 months ago | parent [-]

I mean the limit is for all social media, the algorithm doesn’t matter.