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If the internet is addictive, why don’t we regulate ...

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Curated: 25/11/2015 from aeon.co/essays/if-the-internet-is-addictive-why-don-t-we-regulate-it?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
If the internet is addictive, why don’t we regulate ...

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Making ‘a net positive contribution to people’s lives’ doesn’t necessarily satisfy investors... it’s possible to imagine regulation that actually expands users’ choices. It doesn’t need to be especially invasive or dramatic, and it would be designed to give users more control over their experiences online... Here are three things we could do...offer distraction dashboards, so users could control certain elements of their experiences...ban certain features of compulsive design [like] infinite scroll ... sites should be required to flag users who display especially compulsive behaviours... include tools that let users monitor themselves.

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