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Last I checked candy companies aren’t finding ways to stalk children and keeping record of their habits and behaviors. Physically sugar might be worse, but the
by jonhohle 3y ago
Last I checked candy companies aren’t finding ways to stalk children and keeping record of their habits and behaviors. Physically sugar might be worse, but the business practices of physical products have mostly been the same for decades. Social media companies are engaged in many practices yet to be litigated.
Edit for clarity: certainly candy companies have general demographic data and market research, but advertising companies have profiles down to the individual. Lawyers seem to have settled on COPPA allowing them to do this for 13 year olds, but I would imagine most parents would prefer minors be excluded from any tracking, profiling, inclusion in multivariate testing or targeted advertising.
- JCharante 3y ago> but advertising companies have profiles down to the individual That's just because candy/cereal companies don't need it. Slap a superhero or Elsa on the cereal box and you'll have 50% of kids under 5 crying until their parent buys the cereal.