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Is big tech facing its big tobacco moment?

Press/Media: Research

Period21 May 2026

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  • TitleIs big tech facing its big tobacco moment?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletLSE Business Review
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date21/05/26
    DescriptionFines placed on social media firms for harming customers are increasing. But they are not yet large enough to change behaviour. I compare tech to tobacco and argue that if litigation, regulation and public pressure converge to make harmful design unprofitable then this period may be remembered as when digital governance began to catch up with digital power.
    Producer/AuthorRukaiyat Adebusola Yusuf
    URLhttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2026/05/21/is-big-tech-facing-its-big-tobacco-moment/
    PersonsRukaiyat Yusuf