2026-09-14 08:44 UTC
RE: https://ciberlandia.pt/@d3/117247637388924882
Age verification is having a moment in the EU. But we should ask why scrolling is so hard to stop rather than for whom 👀
Our 🇵🇹 member D3 has brought the first class-action lawsuits vs. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & YouTube for their “addictive design”.
👏🏾 A bold & timely action! The attention economy has all of us in sight, we urgently need to tackle the business models & design practices that exploit vulnerabilities & manipulate behaviour.
More info ⤵️
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@janpeters@digitalcourage.social 2026-09-14 11:08
@edri@eupolicy.social Very good, this is the right way. We need to stop companies from creating and abusing addictive systems instead of reacting with authoritarian prohibitions. Protect the people, don't control them.