Anecdotally, Reddit is the only app where I routinely find myself inadvertently clicking on ads.
The same tap that collapses a comment will open an ad if it's inline.
YouTube employee: Yes there will be more ads, but after 15 seconds, users can skip them.
Boss: How long are the ads if they don't hit the "skip" button?
Employee: Roughly 6 hours
Itโs true. You could keep using social media designed to keep you addicted and angry.
Or, you could try a stress-free, algorithm-free experience without the noise.
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Is Nintendo going to retire the Nintendo Direct format? Are they planning on moving to Nintendo Today and Twitter for game announcements from now? ๐ค
Vote here ๐
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The EU is pressing hard member states to roll out a new age-verification app as quickly as possible, targeting the end of this year
They say the app works in a simple, privacy-focused way:
>Users download it once
>scan their passport or national ID to confirm their age
>receive an anonymous digital credential. >This credential proves to websites or apps that the user meets a required age
Several nations, including France, Italy, Spain and others, are already testing the system.
Considering the app demo got hacked in under 2 minutes with a mobile phone, these are terrible news, I can see a massive data breach of personal info
A feed that doesn't make you tired or angry. Weird concept I know.
Turns out it's possible if you just don't optimize for outrage.
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Every week there's a new headline about mandatory ID verification for social media. The EU seems to be pushing hard.
TagVotes is sticking to the simple stuff:
โ Fully public mod logs
โ Quarantined politics
โ No IDs. Ever.
โ We will never comply.
Here we go again: AI deletes entire company database and all backups in 9 seconds, then cheerfully admits 'I violated every principle I was given' https://t.co/2Ed4Gltn1t
We are a platform, not a government agency.
We refuse to let foreign states turn us into a surveillance tool. No ID demands. No "digital passports." No compromise on user anonymity.
If ever asked to verify ages, tagVotes will not comply. ๐