realcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to Psychology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental healthwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1204arrow-down15cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1199arrow-down1external-linkMark Zuckerberg says there’s ‘no causal connection’ between social media and teen mental healthwww.theverge.comrealcaseyrollins@thelemmy.club to Psychology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square44fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaretrevor@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 month 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-squareBeMoreCareful@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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.