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Yes, it is 100% a misrepresentation of reality to fool the general public into joining a platform that condones deceptive user acquisition strategies.

jordanb 4mo ago
I was listening to a podcast and heard an ad for supplements (I think it was collegian). The thing that struck me was the specificity of the health claims they were making in the ad. There was no "promotes healthy whatever" it was like "this will make your skin younger and eliminate/prevent wrinkles and other signs of aging." Then the quiet fast-talking guy said that none of their health claims have been reviewed by the FDA. So that's where we are now. Everything is scams and nobody will do anything about it.
- dylan604 4mo ago
  I don't see an end to any of it when the Grifter-in-chief is in office.
  - ok_dad 4mo ago
    [flagged]
    - recursive 4mo ago
      I mean maybe Trump also caused it but there's no way he's just an innocent bystander here.
      - ok_dad 4mo ago
        Yes I already said that he’s bad, don’t roast me, I’m trying to use nuance here like we’re supposed to.
- pesus 4mo ago
  I agree with your point in general, but doesn't that disclaimer apply to any kind of supplement? As far as I know that sort of thing has been allowed for quite some time. For whatever reason the FDA allows for an almost completely unregulated vitamin/supplement industry.
  - jordanb 4mo ago
    They used to be vague and not make specific claims because that wasn't allowed. They'd say "Vitamin K helps promote healthy eyes." They can't say "our chewable will cure your glaucoma. (claimhasnotbeenreviewedbytheFDA)" But apparently they can do that now, or at least they are doing it.
  - qlte 4mo ago
    It's not up to the FDA, their hands are tied thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah on behalf of the supplement lobby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_and_Education_Act_of_1994 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_and_... https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/31/673851375/how-sen-orrin-hatch-shaped-americas-health-care-in-controversial-ways https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/31/6738513...

jordanb 4mo ago

I was listening to a podcast and heard an ad for supplements (I think it was collegian). The thing that struck me was the specificity of the health claims they were making in the ad. There was no "promotes healthy whatever" it was like "this will make your skin younger and eliminate/prevent wrinkles and other signs of aging." Then the quiet fast-talking guy said that none of their health claims have been reviewed by the FDA. So that's where we are now. Everything is scams and nobody will do anything about it.

dylan604 4mo ago
I don't see an end to any of it when the Grifter-in-chief is in office.
- ok_dad 4mo ago
  [flagged]
  - recursive 4mo ago
    I mean maybe Trump also caused it but there's no way he's just an innocent bystander here.
    - ok_dad 4mo ago
      Yes I already said that he’s bad, don’t roast me, I’m trying to use nuance here like we’re supposed to.
pesus 4mo ago
I agree with your point in general, but doesn't that disclaimer apply to any kind of supplement? As far as I know that sort of thing has been allowed for quite some time. For whatever reason the FDA allows for an almost completely unregulated vitamin/supplement industry.
- jordanb 4mo ago
  They used to be vague and not make specific claims because that wasn't allowed. They'd say "Vitamin K helps promote healthy eyes." They can't say "our chewable will cure your glaucoma. (claimhasnotbeenreviewedbytheFDA)" But apparently they can do that now, or at least they are doing it.
- qlte 4mo ago
  It's not up to the FDA, their hands are tied thanks to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah on behalf of the supplement lobby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_and_Education_Act_of_1994 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_Supplement_Health_and_... https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/31/673851375/how-sen-orrin-hatch-shaped-americas-health-care-in-controversial-ways https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/12/31/6738513...