@[email protected] to PsychologyEnglish • 3 months agoMark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental healthwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down15
arrow-up1200arrow-down1external-linkMark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental healthwww.theverge.com@[email protected] to PsychologyEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squaretrevorlinkfedilinkEnglish11•3 months agoAnd, even though Big Tobacco was obviously lying, they sewed enough doubt to keep the topic as an issue of debate for decades after we knew it was dangerous. Zuck is likely doing the same because it works.
minus-square@BeMoreCarefullinkEnglish4•3 months agoOil companies too. Honestly, the tobacco industries bullshit is pretty foundational to any communications studies. It’s something we should all keep in mind when whenever we are subject to corporate communications/public relations.
And, even though Big Tobacco was obviously lying, they sewed enough doubt to keep the topic as an issue of debate for decades after we knew it was dangerous.
Zuck is likely doing the same because it works.
Oil companies too. Honestly, the tobacco industries bullshit is pretty foundational to any communications studies.
It’s something we should all keep in mind when whenever we are subject to corporate communications/public relations.