Tootfinder

you think it's crazy that drug and tobacco companies lied about their product not being addictive, provenly knowing otherwise, yet nobody expected them to ever have to pay reparations to their victims?
try convincing someone today that Facebook, Twitter, and Co. should pay reparations for being addictive. In the future, people will flip their shit about this not being the norm like we do when hearing about cocaine in coca cola

“A jury in LA has delivered a damning verdict for two of the world's most popular digital platforms, Instagram and YouTube.
It ruled those apps are addictive, and deliberately engineered that way – and that its owners have been negligent in their safeguarding of the children who have used them.
…
Some experts have described the verdict as big tech's "big tobacco" moment, and we know how that worked out - although it didn't stop people smoking altogether…

What next for big tech after landmark social media addiction verdict?
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of social media as we know it, writes the BBC's technology editor Zoe Kleinman.

Q&A with New Mexico AG Raúl Torrez about the New Mexico and LA social media trials, Big Tech's "Big Tobacco" moment, what it means for Congress, and more (Tyler Katzenberger/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digit

Der "Big Tech Tobacco Moment", analysiert von @… :
"Es geht um viel mehr. Das Urteil könnte die Big-Tech-Konzerne in ihrem Innersten treffen, weil es nicht auf die Inhalte, sondern die Plattformlogik zielt: Infinite Scroll, Autoplay, Benachrichtigungen, Filter Bubble und Echokammer."
und:
"Wenn die Plattform bei den Teenag…

I guess fossil fuel companies follow tobacco industry playbook: first deny and discredit the science, later deny responsibility. It'll work until a big case is won and a precedent it established. But by then most of the current management will be retired, so sadly it'll likely pay off...

Ruling in the LA bellwether case could impact Meta and other platforms, opening up a flood of litigation challenging product design and bypassing Section 230 (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/do-back-to-back-courtroom-losses-her…

They’re right. I’d wanna buy some seeds. A lot of seeds. https://gizmodo.com/researchers-discover-how-to-add-psilocybin-dmt-and-other-psychedelics-to-tobacco-2000742230

Researchers Discover How to Add Psilocybin, DMT, and Other Psychedelics to Tobacco
AI assisted with the study, which could make it cheaper and easier to produce these mind-bending drugs.

Ruling in the LA bellwether case could impact Meta and other platforms, opening up a flood of litigation challenging product design and bypassing Section 230 (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/do-back-to-back-courtroom-losses-her…

Fathers’ tobacco use linked to metabolic changes in their children #health

Fathers’ tobacco use linked to metabolic changes in their children
A new study in mice suggests that a father’s nicotine exposure could influence the metabolic health of his children. Researchers found that when male mice consumed nicotine, their offspring showed changes in how their bodies handled sugar, including differences in insulin and glucose levels and altered liver function. These shifts may be linked to a higher risk of diabetes and related metabolic diseases.

Social media addiction trial: a Los Angeles jury finds Meta and YouTube were negligent and failed to warn users about the dangers of using their platforms (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/meta-youtube-los-angeles-california-verdict.html

Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta, YouTube negligent in social media addiction trial
A jury reached a verdict in the L.A. trial focused on Meta and YouTube, a case that experts have characterized as social media's "Big Tobacco" moment.

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Der "Big Tech Tobacco Moment", analysiert von @… :
"Es geht um viel mehr. Das Urteil könnte die Big-Tech-Konzerne in ihrem Innersten treffen, weil es nicht auf die Inhalte, sondern die Plattformlogik zielt: Infinite Scroll, Autoplay, Benachrichtigungen, Filter Bubble und Echokammer."
und:
"Wenn die Plattform bei den Teenag…

This is like Philip Morris saying "Philip Morris is a tobacco safety and research company"

Asbestos. Lead. Tobacco. Fossil fuels.
You can always rely on corporate America to lie through its teeth and poison millions of people if it improves profits.
Corporate death penalty and lifetime imprisonment for all involved executives. That's the only solution. Dishonesty must be treated as criminal.
https://youtu.be/cMx139eTxoc…

Ultra-processed foods linked to 47% higher risk of heart attack and stroke #nutrition

Ultra-processed foods linked to 47% higher risk of heart attack and stroke
Ultra-processed foods are everywhere in the American diet, and researchers are finding alarming consequences. Using national health data, scientists found that adults with the highest intake of these foods had a 47% higher risk of heart attack or stroke. The results held even after accounting for age, smoking, and income. Experts say reducing ultra-processed foods could become as important to public health as cutting back on tobacco once was.

New UNSW Sydney research finds vaping likely causes lung and oral cancer: Carcinogens in e-cigarette aerosols show DNA damage, tumours in mice & cellular harm. Please – tell your children, friends, and loved ones who might believe the “vaping is safe" lie of the tobacco industry. 💚
https://www.

Vaping likely to cause cancer: new findings
A comprehensive review led by cancer researchers at UNSW found vaping is likely to cause lung and oral cancer – even before long-term studies can confirm the exact risk.

heated tobacco only

#LLM users be like:
Why are you accusing me of supporting slavery? I never said I support slavery. I merely buy cheap tobacco! It's not my fault that all the cheap tobacco is coming from slave-driven plantations! Find me a cheaper tobacco that's manufactured ethically, and I'll surely switch over!
Smokers are being persecuted again! All we wish for is for people to respect our constitutional right to poison everyone around us! Is it really that much?!
#AI #NoAI #NoLLM

quote: Eventually, this research could pave the way toward—as one example—tomato plants that contain microdoses of psychedelic cocktails in each fruit.
src: https://www.404media.co/scientists-create-plant-that-produces-ayahua…

Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once
The proof-of-concept system produces psilocybin, DMT, and other compounds in leaves of the tobacco plant, potentially easing pressure on wild species and preserving Indigenous traditions.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Tobacco City:
🎵 Autumn
#TobaccoCity
https://tobaccocity.bandcamp.com/track/autumn-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/0tffcBUiW3TMTjdhkgvEww

Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once https://www.404media.co/scientists-create-plant-that-produces-ayahuasca-shrooms-and-toad-psychedelics-all-at-once/

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Tobacco City:
🎵 Margaritaville
#TobaccoCity
https://open.spotify.com/track/2SRDr83hPSwoOgrslLJKwf

Why every AI company talks about AI safety, but none wants to put their money where their mouth is. Not even Anthropic.
Including comparisons with thalidomide (aka Contergan), asbestos, and tobacco/oil lobbying.
Also that the "but China!" excuse might not hold and that China is banning AI girlfriends, because the resulting addiction will make Chinese youth (and thus China itself) weak.
So: Can we talk again about reducing the addictiveness of social media platform…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Tobacco City:
🎵 Buffalo
#TobaccoCity
https://tobaccocity.bandcamp.com/track/buffalo-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/5MdQ9Z4LKmEF7bSPcozdAj

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Roadhouse
Tobacco City:
🎵 Colorado
#TobaccoCity
https://tobaccocity.bandcamp.com/track/colorado
https://open.spotify.com/track/4gdLmISNkPmQmZ9rkiz96C