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by cc101 483 days ago
It seems to me that many online influencers shamelessly cause harm in their pursuit of profit. Example: I recently saw an online ad that in an alarmed voice urged alzheimer's patients to never drink cold water. Distracting attention from what treatments are available and giving false hope causes people actual and emotional harm and ought to be criminal. It's only a matter of time before laws are past to punish such behavior as criminally harmful. To my mind how to craft those laws to reduce the amount of harm they cause is the core issue.