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  • blitzen@lemmy.caEnglish
    141·
    2 days ago

    What about an alcohol lock? Porn lock? Overspending lock?

    I think it’s nice the feature is available, but a default opt-out is corporate babysitting and I would immediately close an account that opted me in automatically.

    • jokeyrhyme@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      12 hours ago

      i am weary of absolute statements, because it’s rare to encounter something that is 100% good or 100% evil (but i won’t rule it out, because that in itself would be an absolute statement, haha)

      i agree with disliking corporate babysitting in general, but i think context matters and i won’t rule out the possibility that specific examples of corporate babysitting might align with my values or (by my own measure) seem to be a net good

      for example, the UK laws requiring ISPs to block pornography except where users have opted-in is a great way for the government to produce a list of people they can blackmail, because use of pornography is considered embarassing and shameful (clarification: i consider this net-harmful babysitting)

      but i consider this gambling lock to be net-positive

      I’m curious to discuss reasons why having to opt-in to commercial gambling is a net positive/negative

    • smegger@aussie.zoneEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      Agreed. It really has to be opt in only. Advertise it or something but it has to be the users choice