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> Betterhelp has a $7.8 million dollar judgment issue against them by the US regulatory agency the FTC for promising not to share sensitive mental health inform
by sundarurfriend 3y ago
> Betterhelp has a $7.8 million dollar judgment issue against them by the US regulatory agency the FTC for promising not to share sensitive mental health information for advertising and then turning around and doing just that.
I always wonder how things like this interact with sponsorship - I hear a lot of podcasts that have Betterhelp ads in them. I wonder whether, if they knew about such issues, that would affect their decision to take the sponsorship and promote them. Even if not in a binary "that's a non-starter" way, does it make people less inclined to take them on, and more open to other sponsors? Or do people not pay attention to their sponsors at all?
- paulryanrogers 3y agoPodcasts I listen to often feel pretty disconnected from the ads. Some do auto injection and may not know all (or any) of the ads that any given user hears. And folks cannot be experts in everything. TWIT network does appear to try to vet their ads, even criticizing former sponsors for lax security once things come to light. Yet even they still promote Molecule and other pseudo-sci junk. On the whole I think the best are listener supported shows. But I'm biased as I now work for a company that helps podcasters sell ad-free and premium access.
- picometer 3y agoThe Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast dropped BetterHelp as an ad sponsor immediately after hearing about this mess. So there are some out there who care. It certainly increases my (already high) trust in their podcast operations.