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>these social media companies are employing behavioral scientists Companies have employed behavioral scientists for at least a century now. Cigarette companies
by whatshisface 4y ago
>these social media companies are employing behavioral scientists
Companies have employed behavioral scientists for at least a century now. Cigarette companies never got in trouble for hiring psychologists to devise their advertising (addiction triggers), but for the damage their products did. They could invent a new rule against exploiting human psychology but that does not have a precedent of illegality.
- SamoyedFurFluff 4y agoCigarette companies were explicitly banned from advertising to children for this exact reason. I don’t think this is a good example, because if they’re comparable then social media should be banned from advertising to children also.
- whatshisface 4y agoIf hiring psychologists was why they were banned from advertising to children, why can Mattel advertise to children?
- lazyasciiart 4y agoFor the reason that their products are harmful, not that they had hired psychologists.
- whatshisface 4y agoYeah that's my whole point, psychological mass manipulation is legal.
- sitkack 4y ago> never got in trouble for hiring psychologists to devise their advertising When is the last time you saw Joe Camel?