[hnick]

I had a small laugh when I read your comment and imagined legislation for fighting attention-grabbing sites, requiring them to all look like this site.

Want to see an image? Follow a link, sir. It is far too distracting to have it simply be there, between the words, enticing us.

[ikr678]

Legislation about plain packaging for other vices, like cigarettes, has been successful in Australia.

The idea was to destroy the 'brand value' and positive associations that cigarette companies have worked hard to build.

It does work, but I dont know that the concept would translate to digital media that well.

[hnick]

Yes I live here and it seems quite successful. Most smokers I see now in my area (not counting vapes) are foreign Asian students who didn't grow up with it.

I don't think it'd work well online for similar reasons, the internet is global, it would just disadvantage local companies for no real gain due to our population. It would have to be a concerted global effort. I think there is quite a bit of overlap with accessibility too (simple and quiet is easier to parse for computers and humans than confusing noise), so maybe a push in that direction.