Comment by afavour
10 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...
That’s not at all the same as banning the algorithm.
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?
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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Maybe the "community notes" model isn't so bad after all
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?
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?
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That limit is independent of the used algorithm.
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.
I mean the limit is for all social media, the algorithm doesn’t matter.