The Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Thursday has drawn a parallel between Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms Inc, and the executives of major tobacco companies. This comparison was made in response to Zuckerberg’s recent statement regarding the impact of social media on mental health. What Happened: In an interview with CNN, Durbin likened Zuckerberg’s recent statement to the 1994 testimony of tobacco executives who denied the addictive nature of nicotine and the harmful effects of their products. The Democrat described Zuckerberg’s statement as “outrageous” an…
