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>I absolutely agree that gamified, algorithm-driven social media should be banned for those under 16.

I agree. It's purposely addictive and harmful to peoples' mental health.

The current situation is akin to having absolutely no regulations on cigarettes.

Personally, I'd take it a step further and ban targeting algorithms for all ages and pair that with strict data privacy laws that make the entire user data industry collapse.



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