▲ 177 ▼ The EU Moves To Kill Infinite Scrolling (tech.slashdot.org) submitted 8 months ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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!
[+] Deceptichum 0 points 8 months ago (5 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] belluck@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago I think they mean algorithmic feeds that no human could ever reach the end of; like TikTok, but all the big social media platforms have similar features nowadays. Anything else would be stupid but who knows what politicians think permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) Right? Imagine if you were to come into the comments and there are 50 comments but you can only read them 10 at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago* Wow, I am so much less addicted now and it didn't even require an adult to take an interest in my life or spend some time focused on me! - teenagers probably permalink fedilink source parent [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Because all infinite scrolling does is remove to annoyance of hitting next page That is definitely not all it does. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Deceptichum 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago The infinite scroll goes hand in hand with that type of algorithm. Even if there isn't more content, some versions of the infinite scroll keep loading assorted shit you've already seen before. It's also part and parcel of a mindset switch from looking at some content on a fixed number of pages and then moving on with your day, to pushing the screen up forever even if you've already seen most of it. It also usually makes it so that you cannot bookmark the state, and the state often reloads fresh when you hit back and you've lost what you're looking at. In other words: it fucking sucks and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[–] belluck@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 8 months ago I think they mean algorithmic feeds that no human could ever reach the end of; like TikTok, but all the big social media platforms have similar features nowadays. Anything else would be stupid but who knows what politicians think permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zarxrax@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 child) Right? Imagine if you were to come into the comments and there are 50 comments but you can only read them 10 at a time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago* Wow, I am so much less addicted now and it didn't even require an adult to take an interest in my life or spend some time focused on me! - teenagers probably permalink fedilink source parent
[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 8 months ago* Wow, I am so much less addicted now and it didn't even require an adult to take an interest in my life or spend some time focused on me! - teenagers probably permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) Because all infinite scrolling does is remove to annoyance of hitting next page That is definitely not all it does. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Deceptichum 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago The infinite scroll goes hand in hand with that type of algorithm. Even if there isn't more content, some versions of the infinite scroll keep loading assorted shit you've already seen before. It's also part and parcel of a mindset switch from looking at some content on a fixed number of pages and then moving on with your day, to pushing the screen up forever even if you've already seen most of it. It also usually makes it so that you cannot bookmark the state, and the state often reloads fresh when you hit back and you've lost what you're looking at. In other words: it fucking sucks and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (-1 replies)
[+] Deceptichum 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago The infinite scroll goes hand in hand with that type of algorithm. Even if there isn't more content, some versions of the infinite scroll keep loading assorted shit you've already seen before. It's also part and parcel of a mindset switch from looking at some content on a fixed number of pages and then moving on with your day, to pushing the screen up forever even if you've already seen most of it. It also usually makes it so that you cannot bookmark the state, and the state often reloads fresh when you hit back and you've lost what you're looking at. In other words: it fucking sucks and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago The infinite scroll goes hand in hand with that type of algorithm. Even if there isn't more content, some versions of the infinite scroll keep loading assorted shit you've already seen before. It's also part and parcel of a mindset switch from looking at some content on a fixed number of pages and then moving on with your day, to pushing the screen up forever even if you've already seen most of it. It also usually makes it so that you cannot bookmark the state, and the state often reloads fresh when you hit back and you've lost what you're looking at. In other words: it fucking sucks and I hate it. permalink fedilink source parent