Episode 438 • • 2:27:29 - 2:35:53
438: Social Media Weapons
Jed Foundation, MTV Mental Health Campaigns
The Jed Foundation and MTV's "Half of Us" campaign are scrutinized for their ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The foundation's board includes executives from drug companies, and its websites collect demographic data on students. The campaigns are characterized as "insidious" efforts to push medication on young people under the guise of social awareness and suicide prevention.