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Brief Thoughts on New Social Media Laws, Screen Time Guilt, and Algorithm Experiments

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By Patrick Klepek
| Crossplay
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash There are many stories that I, sadly, do not have time to pursue, or there isn’t enough there there to demand a full article. These ideas start piling up in my inbox, shuffled away to be ignored. Why not, it occurred to me recently, simply share them here? So, here are three stories that caught my eye this week. And by caught my eye, that usually means it caused me to nearly toss my phone across the screen in annoyance or disgust.
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Roblox's New "Quick Words" Feature Is a Good Middle Ground for Families Who Ban Chatting

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By Patrick Klepek
| Crossplay
A month ago, Roblox quietly launched a new feature called “Quick Words.” It’s a way for Roblox users to “chat” with other players using pre-written phrases, a smart middle ground between parents (like me) who don’t allow their children to text or voice chat, while recognizing legitimate reasons a child might want to start yapping. Here’s how Roblox describes the feature: “You may see a [lightning] icon next to the chat input bar with Quick Words.
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This Week at Remap

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By Patrick Klepek
| Remap
I regret to inform everyone that I may have been radicalized by a cinematic experience over the weekend. One of my wife's all-time favorite stories is The Odyssey, so for a long time, the plan was to drive all the way to Indianapolis, aka the closest place where a true IMAX exists. But earlier this year, it was announced that a goddamn 70mm IMAX was being installed about half an hour south of us, and so I began patiently loading the Cinemark app for a set of tickets.
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