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@_PsychoAlienCat @ReemAmirIbrahim Not only that. When they found that the features were addictive and negatively impacting customers they hid that research and exploited it further

@ReemAmirIbrahim You fucking idiots. They didn't get sued for "creates something people like". Maybe try looking into the details. They prioritized profit over the safety of children by intentionally designing addictive features. You have no problem with someone preying on kids for profit?

Anytime a company creates something people like, are they just going to end up getting sued for "addiction"? Pathetic.

@PriscillaPilon @ReemAmirIbrahim Yet you probably would sue Häagen-Daz if they knowingly put heroin in your ice cream wouldn't you

@ReemAmirIbrahim I’m suing Häagen-Daz for my ice cream addiction.

@CHSommers Actually she is

She’s not wrong.

@EnuffaDotCom @RobertFreundLaw "Hey social media companies, stop engineering your shit to be addictive to anyone." *Fixed* Why should I as an adult also have to deal with a predatory algorithm just to, let's say, buy a used dining room table from someone in my area.

@RobertFreundLaw Or, they're going to say "Hey social media companies, stop engineering your shit to be addictive to children."

Watch for politicians on both sides to say “See? We need kids off these dangerous platforms. To do that, we need to build a massive surveillance apparatus and destroy all online anonymity.” And people will support it “because kids.”

@signsofaging @RobertFreundLaw Giving your id for this stuff is a red herring to get more access to even more data. The real question is why do we tolerate this exploitive algorithm behavior *at all* Regardless of age group

@RobertFreundLaw That’s a whole other sentence and worth fighting in its own right. To use it to deter individuals from holding these companies accountable is not right. They once didn’t have federal mandates to check ids for cigarettes. Was asking folks to show a license mass surveillance?

@RobertFreundLaw If an algorithm is designed to hook users like a slot machine, it's not "engagement," it's exploitation. Targeting kids just make it more obvious. The real question isn't the lawsuit. It is why we tolerated this model at all regardless of age

@TraceTheLaw How much does Google or Meta pay for obfuscation?

These verdicts rest on a premise that is fundamentally flawed: that social media is just like any other product. It is not. No one would use an app that endlessly scrolls through blank pages or sends empty notifications, much less get “addicted” to it. The “product” in these “product design” cases is First Amendment protected expression. Speech does not and cannot exist in a vacuum. It is expressed in a particular way, at a particular time, using particular mechanisms to communicate it to others. The curation and presentation of speech is inherently interwoven with its very expression. Once you understand that, you realize that you cannot regulate “product design” without also regulating First Amendment protected expression.

@CorieWhalen So how much is Meta and Google paying for these obfuscation posts? Israel was paying $7k Are Meta and Google any sweeter?

This California jury’s ruling against Meta and Google is honestly wild. If social media platforms can be held liable for “causing harm” via “addiction,” what *won’t* fit that standard? I think parents should limit screen time, especially for very young kids, but come on, people.

@ClayTravis If that hypothetical person descended from the rafters like a mascot at an NBA game yeah I would accept it

Erika Kirk’s husband was assassinated in September. It’s March & a black comedian is putting on white face & mocking her in a video. Honest question, if a prominent black leader had been assassinated & a white comedian put on blackface & mocked his widow, what would happen?

@BulwarkOnline So he doesn't know that that vest would weight ~250 lbs at a minimum

Vance suggests Iran could have used nuclear suicide vests: “You talk about people who walk into a crowded supermarket and have a vest on, and they blow up the vest and a couple of people get killed, and that's a terrible tragedy. What happens when what's on the vest is not something that can kill a couple of people, but can kill many, many tens of thousands of people?”

@ReemAmirIbrahim Because the algorithm will actively curate and manipulate on a per user basis to be as addictive and destructive as possible. A casino simply exists and it's games are what they are. The basic rules of blackjack aren't changed as you win/lose to further addict a person

Should gambling addicts sue casinos? Should overeaters sue supermarkets? Obviously not! So why are social media companies being sued? We're entering a world where companies that create something other people actually want are at risk of being sued, banned, or heavily regulated.

@GivnerAriel Absolutely not. What is disgusting is the details of the case. The algorithms of FB and YT were specifically targeting destructive tendencies and amplify them to create greater addiction. Active manipulation A movie simply exists it doesn't change itself to draw n your attention

This is disgusting and I can’t wait for the appeals. The precedent set by YouTube being liable for screen-time addiction is kind of scary. Treating algorithms like a defective product opens the door to endless lawsuits over “addictive” tech. What’s next? Books, video games, junk food? What happened to personal responsibility?

@JeffPalo @CryptoMaxi13 @BadgedPatriot Yes, empty the water heater or at least so the water line is below the valve. Then you can unscrew the old valve to replace it.

@CryptoMaxi13 @BadgedPatriot Do you have to empty it fully to do this after it’s in and in use?

A plumber just told me you are supposed to drain your water heater once a year to get the junk at the bottom out to extend the life of the heater. Does anybody actually do that?😳

@CryptoMaxi13 @BadgedPatriot 100% this. Nothing comes out of that tiny normal valve. Our water is so hard, when I flush the water heater it looks like teeth come out

@BadgedPatriot I do. Pro tip: swap out that crappy little valve with a full port ball valve. Makes it so much faster and you’ll actually get everything out.

@MissSassbox @Jonny_Dutch @_00GQ He's an extremely athletic short kid too short for most sports

@Jonny_Dutch @_00GQ think he's just genetically superior AF and having access to the proper resources and equipment unlocked him like a premium character. 😭

What’s his actual story? there’s no way he’s this athletic/talented by chance

@ribzoftiktok The is calling this caramelized... lol what Reminds me of the guy telling everyone they're making gumbo wrong and the guy makes a rue blonder than Capt Crunch Both of them do not know Ball

Guess I've been burning mine all along 😬

BREAKING: Trump claims that Iran gave him a present: “They gave us a present and the present arrived today. It was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money. I’m not going to tell you what that present is but it was a very significant prize and they gave it to us.” WTF!

@OzMediaOfficial "The hardest part about designing a perpetual motion machine is figuring out where to hide the motor"

The same people who fall for this are the same people who wonder why we have science class in school.

@me_when_irl I will always watch this video to see the fakest fake cry I have ever seen

"You're sentenced to work 9 to 5 with 2 weeks vacation a year for the rest of your life"

@T_Bouza @Ihartitz lmao dude was drafted by JACKSONVILLE and people saying he was a flop. Jags were cheeks and used the hell out of him leading to injuries. He also faced the most 8+ man front of any RB in those years. He still was over 1000 yards as a rookie Over 1500 in 2019

@Ihartitz I don’t even like Acho but he destroys all the arguments yall wanna have. Fournette was supposed to be the second coming of great running back. And he flopped

Leonard Fournette: -6,737 total yards and 41 TDs in career -Averaged 95 yards, 1.1 TDs per game in 9 career playoff games -Super Bowl Champion (135 yards and a TD vs. KC) Emmanuel Acho: -33 tackles in 20 career games