US surgeon general calls for cigarette-style warnings on social media platforms - eviltoast
  • Copernican@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    13
    ·
    5 months ago

    People who think this doesn’t or won’t do anything are completely overlooking the advertising revenue impact. If social media must carry these warning labels, that devalues the ad space they sell. Does coca cola, Ford, etc. really want their ads to show up on content with these warning labels? Will they be getting a discount on ad space because it’s better to deliver ads to users on platforms that don’t have this warning?