The EU Moves To Kill Infinite Scrolling - Slashdot
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Doom scrolling is doomed, if the EU gets its way. From a report: The European Commission is for the first time tackling the addictiveness of social media in a fight against TikTok that may set new design standards for the world's most popular apps. Brussels has told the company to change several key...

After successfully recuperating tiktok, politicians are going to once again exploit pseudo-science to outlaw the “infinite scroll.” Get ready for the comeback of the pager. Thanks libs!

  • dukemirageEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    We are well past the point where the client decides how hypertext looks. You are talking about feed readers.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      I mean that the setting should be client-side. With prefers-color-scheme, it’s a hint to the website’s CSS design as to what theme to use.