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Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

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Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Android adds a feature to stop you from doomscrolling | TechCrunch

Google’s new Android feature, Pause Point, forces you to wait before opening distracting apps in an effort to curb addictive scrolling habits.

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it could potentially be abused by work, carriers, governments, malware, etc. to control what you can and can’t easily do

It’s a feature, not a bug

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