Finally someone's taking another swing at this. Can't even remember what MSFTs last pmr tool was called but I used it and it was decent enough.

I've been wanting something like this for ages so let's hope this one works.

I did not expect there to be any bright spots but I hope this turns into one of those things (like the 2002 AUMF) that just lasts so long we see benefits from it and eventually kill the underlying blockers.

Hey just a heads up that your resume link is broken! Looks like it was truncated somewhere.

I don't think this changes the dynamic one bit. Every subscription product still optimizes for engagement. Then there's the free speech aspect - sure it's easy to say "we don't want to see cigarette ads"- what about your local mom n pop restaurant buying ads to try and get more people to eat in?

The primordial domino tile is human nature, which you're not going to knock over. The solution is probably closer to what China does - punish companies that don't prioritize/train algos to prioritize the values we hold dear. Basically, just keep beating meta and bytedance until they decide to get their timelines out of the politics game and into the education game, for example, or the democracy game, or whatever your country's main issues are.

I think there's definitely room to regulate "divisiveness" though, and that's a little clearer than "addictive design".

I just don't get why anyone is still arguing against age verification tbh. Large social spaces are required by law to do it, whether its discord or matrix or anywhere that allows strangers to interact.