"A Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube to be negligent last week, relying on internal documents to show that company leadership dismissed concerns about harmful features of social media."
"Wigand's role in the 90s involved raising concerns about carcinogenic substances in cigarettes, which were ignored by tobacco company leadership, paralleling the current whistleblower efforts in tech."
Jeffrey Wigand, a key whistleblower in the tobacco trials, sees parallels between the tobacco industry and social media companies like Meta and YouTube. Recent court verdicts found these companies negligent in designing addictive products targeting children. Internal documents revealed that leadership ignored concerns about the harmful effects of social media. Wigand's experience in the 90s with the tobacco industry, where he raised alarms about carcinogenic substances, mirrors the current whistleblower efforts in tech, highlighting the need for accountability in protecting children from addiction.
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