Snapstreaks, a feature from Snapchat, shows users how many consecutive days they’ve sent each other messages using the app; but if they miss a day, the streak ends. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) proposed a ban on this feature claiming the feature leads to social media addiction.
The young senator is openly opposed to big tech and believes it causes more harm than good. His piece of legislation involves putting a stop to content after a certain point rather than continuous segments of media.
“Big tech has embraced a business model of addiction. Too much of the ‘innovation’ in this space is designed not to create better products, but to capture more attention by using psychological tricks that make it difficult to look away. This legislation will put an end to that and encourage true innovation by tech companies.” -Senator Josh Hawley.