What legal methods can be used to manipulate public opinion on certain topics, such as climate change and vaccinations?
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There are several legal methods to manipulate public opinion on specific topics such as climate change or vaccinations, including lobbying, campaign contributions and ad spending. For example, a corporation may provide financial support to a think-tank that produces materials or presents information aiming to debunk public opinion on climate change. Likewise, they can buy advertising space that would downplay the importance of vaccinations or fund campaigns seeking votes against legislation requiring certain immunizations.
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What legal methods can be used to manipulate public opinion on certain topics, such as climate change and vaccinations?
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One method of manipulating public opinion on topics such as climate change and vaccinations is to use legal tactics such as lawsuits, regulations, and legislation. Legal pressure has been used to remove or limit conflicting information from the public discourse by forcing websites, social media companies, news outlets, journalists and others to remove or deny visibility to certain content. Governments have also enacted laws that incentivize or require certain behaviour with regards to climate change or vaccines which further shapes public opinion around those topics.
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What legal methods can be used to manipulate public opinion on certain topics, such as climate change and vaccinations?