was not addictive. they were lying. they ve known all along about nicotine addiction, yet they continue to sell cigarettes. it was too lucrative the stop. millions died as a result and eventually, a wave of lawsuit forced tobacco companies to admit they knew this and shell out hundreds of billions of dollars to victims and their lawyers. suppressing smoking became a national priority. america understood that hurting people in order to get rich was wrong. doing it on purpose is criminal. all of which raises serious questions tonight about silicon valley. about what their products are doing to this country, particularly to children and how much tech executives know what potential harm is caused by what they re selling. already, psychiatric research has produced some ominous findings on this. social media use is connected to anxiety, depression, and social maladjustment particularly among adolescents. the more time kids spend online, the unhappier they are. data from the cdc shows that
it was too lucrative the stop. millions died as a result and eventually, a wave of lawsuit forced tobacco companies to admit they knew this and shell out hundreds of billions of dollars to victims and their lawyers. suppressing smoking became a national priority. america understood that hurting people in order to get rich was wrong. doing it on purpose is criminal. all of which raises serious questions tonight about silicon valley about what their products are doing to this country, particularly to children and how much tech executives know what potential harm is caused by what they re selling. already, psychiatric research has produced some ominous findings on this. social media use is connected to anxiety, depression, and social maladjustment particularly among adolescents. the more time kids spend online, the unhappier they are. data from the cdc shows that suicide rates for teen girls in america are at a 40 year high on their way up 14 boys as well. does technology play a role in