@jeffwatkins I agree that it's addictive to anyone, and not good for society or for individual's ability to focus. On the other hand, I'm not surprised or outraged at Meta/Google/Twitter using it to make more money. That's how advertising-supported services have worked since 24 hour cable news. I guess that's what you're saying, but not sure?

@jeffwatkins I doubt this will hold up to appeal. I'm not a fan of Meta but algorithms that automatically show you what you want to see aren't going to be banned. Especially not while the tools exist to limit or prevent access to social media. Where were the parents in this situation? Mastodon is also addictive, even without algorithms... Should the instance operators be sued too?

@jeffwatkins The one I've settled on is Dingtone. It has all the features, but it's no Skype. Then again, Skype hasn't been decent since MS redesigned it and shut it down.