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There doesn’t need to be any link between Zyn and the viral social marketing for it to be a serious problem in need of fixing It’s actually harder to solve the
by conradev 3y ago
There doesn’t need to be any link between Zyn and the viral social marketing for it to be a serious problem in need of fixing
It’s actually harder to solve the more decentralized it is: if any creator can make money off of a viral video and nicotine vapes go viral, that’s just tough
At the end of the day, teenagers shouldn’t see videos promoting Zyn every day, but there is money to be made in doing it, even from the engagement alone.
- hammock 3y agoThat’s an interesting argument. Took me two reads to get it but you might have won me over
- conradev 3y agoI’m happy to hear it! I only reframed the problem, though, and didn’t really propose a solution, which is often the part that people disagree with The centralized player with the most control over this is the viral platforms themselves. If they’re smart, they’re working on a self-regulating solution to this problem before lawmakers get around to it. Things like tagging videos about nicotine and demonetizing them or tweaking the algorithm to make sure only those of legal age can see them. Alcohol and nicotine advertising is already heavily regulated on TV, where targeting is impossible and minors watch it