On: TikTok's new feature will track your emotions to sell ads

> TikTok, when will you finally learn?

No. Users, when will you finally learn?

No. Regulators, when will you finally start doing useful work?

Regulators have never been able to keep up with the speed at which people can do damage. At some point, people have to exercise their own judgment.

And this also never works in practice. It should be both of course.

Right after they get to gambling, alcohol, and excess sugar/simple carbs/sat fats.

Do you think regulation is viable? Arguments will likely be made that cigarettes and tobacco are still legal despite all the restrictions, therefore there's only so much regulation that can be applied to TikTok. There can be age restrictions, yes, but age restrictions can be bypassed by teenagers of even middling intelligence, and TikTok can make sure it only advertises to "adults."

I don't see regulation doing much except making the world a more twisted place than before. If we're going to legislate, it should be in the way of working with the culture and not so much the tech. What is regulation but adding more tech to the problem? More tech often isn't better.

Are you saying that currently existing regulations of tobacco do not save lives?

shower thought: given that the nocebo effect increases side effect risk when people are told about the side effects of a drug they're prescribed, is it possible tobacco labeling is actually increasing health risk for people who continue to smoke?