Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video
Found on Ars Technica on Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Nobody likes auto-playing video or sites that keep scrolling away infinitely when you're just trying to reach the bottom of the page. But you probably don't hate either "feature" as much as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who introduced a bill today to ban these and other "exploitative" practices.
Hawley's bill also seeks to ban social media gamification, including "badges and other awards linked to engagement with the platform," such as the emoji rewards Snapchat users earn for Snapstreaks.
On second thought, it does not sound as stupid as it does on the first thought. Especially autoplay is the worst that can happen, followed closely by the marqee and blink tags of the early days.