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The History of the Tobacco Industry
The tobacco industry and the food industry whenever evidence came out that they had a harmful product one of the first lines of defense was well our consumers choose to smoke. It worked in court when smokers sued tobacco companies for years the court said well the smorgas vote tobacco companies won these lawsuits teens in Manhattan sued McDonald's because they were suffering from diabetes and excessive weight gain but nobody forced them to eat the McDonald'sNobody forced them to supervise it's their responsibility. That's exactly what the tech companies are doing, manufacturers are saying it outright they're saying it's the game is far for choosing to play and if they're not responsible their parents should do better here.