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SatanicNotMessianic t1_iwf6i2c wrote
Reply to comment by pattydickens in Google to pay 40 states $392M in location-tracking settlement by AudibleNod
In some cases the states distribute the money to affected individuals. In other cases such as the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the money is used to offset the costs of medical care associated with smoking, as well as to fund public health anti-smoking campaigns. The MSA was a very broad-ranging agreement.
Some people think we should use the MSA as a blueprint for energy companies who used similar or identical strategies as the tobacco companies to block climate change information and legislation. It’s actually called the Tobacco Playbook, in which companies will use a range of strategies to sow seeds of doubt as well as pressure politicians to prevent reform.
Needless to say, that’s a fight we haven’t won yet.
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