How come legislators want to stop social media companies from using their power to manipulate consumers, but aren’t as interested in other industries doing the same? Like imagine how much harm is caused by the luxury fashion industry manipulating people to spend $20,000 on ugly leather bags? Or the jewelry industry in getting people to buy shiny rocks? Or sports gambling companies? That money could have been used for something good.
I’m obviously biased. But my point is that the guy that wrote the linked article had preexisting biases too.
I’m obviously biased. But my point is that the guy that wrote the linked article had preexisting biases too.