The difference is asbestos clearly and directly caused harm, the social media addiction stuff stand on pretty dubious science to say the least.

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bearjaws 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

The problem wasn't as simple as it caused harm, it was the companies knew it caused harm and did nothing.

Just like how Meta, it's staff and leadership all knew they were making decisions that harmed people, and did nothing to stop it while profiting immensely.

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Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 2 days ago | parent [-]

To be fair, aesbestos makers too knew and didn't stop selling it.

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inigyou 2 days ago | parent [-]

So do sodium hydroxide makers, they know it's toxic and they still don't stop selling it.

	▲	Ey7NFZ3P0nzAe 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's not the same. Aesbestos makers knew, their customers didn't, and they actively fought against the customers knowing it. Whereas NaOH makers know and go as far as writing it on the packaging.

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jplusequalt 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

>the social media addiction stuff stand on pretty dubious science to say the least.

There are multiple studies showing that social media use leads to worse mental health in users.