European Union regulators released preliminary findings that TikTok's constant flow of content puts users' brains into "autopilot mode." The social network has strongly rejected the accusations.

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/47006290

TikTok’s “addictive design” is in breach of European Union law, according to preliminary findings published by the European Commission on Friday.

It said addictive features included infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and TikTok’s own “highly personalized” content recommendation system.

The European Commission also alleged TikTok failed in adequately assessing “how these addictive features could harm the physical and mental wellbeing of its users, including minors and vulnerable adults.”

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    • Motocolpittz@piefed.caEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I love YouTube and follow some great channels. When I open the app it opens right up to a reel. I need to figure out how to turn that off.

      • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Use alternative mobile clients and desktop Frontends like pipepipe and freetube. They let you watch what you actually want to watch without distractions.

      • eli@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 day ago

        You can’t, as far as I know. I’ve switched to just using my web browser and I bookmark the channels I watch(specifically their “videos” tab). I open up 3-4 channels at a time and see if they have anything new and go from there. Been doing this for 10 years now because the YouTube algorithm is balls.