social issues
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Say Goodbye to Those Absurd Side-Effects Readouts in American Drug Commercials
Drug commercials in the U.S. are set to become more intelligible. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration updated its regulations regarding prescription drug ads that air on TV or radio. The change will specifically mandate that a drug’s side effects and other potential dangers “must be presented in a clear, conspicuous, and neutral manner.”…
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YouTube Wants to Stop Sending Kids Down the Rabbit Hole of Eating Disorder Videos
YouTube announced a new effort to curb its own recommendation algorithms to protect teenagers from the rabbit hole of videos that could inspire eating disorders, body image problems, violence, and other problems. The new initiative comes amidst a growing threat of legislation to address kids’ safety on the internet and may be an effort to…
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Surprising No One, More Than Half of the Teens Who Responded to a Survey Admitted They Use Social Media For Almost Five Hours a Day
A new Gallup survey found more than half of teenagers in the U.S. spend an average of 4.8 hours on social media each day. The responses came from 1,591 people ages 13-19 years old, and the survey’s findings show that as teens got older, they stayed on social media even longer. Gallup also surveyed the…
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Lawsuit Alleges SpaceX Underpays Women and Minorities
In another discrimination accusation against SpaceX, the private space company is being sued by a former employee for alleged underpayment of women and minorities. Former SpaceX engineer Ashley Foltz filed a lawsuit at the California state court on Tuesday claiming that the company paid her less than her male colleagues with similar experience for the…