‘I always considered social media evil’: big tobacco whistleblower on tech’s addictive products

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Former big tobacco whistleblower highlights parallels between tobacco addiction tactics and social media's design to foster user addiction. He criticizes tech companies for creating products that exploit human psychology to maximize engagement.

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