SGU promoting Better Help?

pipelineaudio · 9th January 2023, 02:59 PM

Did my ears deceive me or did they really run and ad for these turds?

arthwollipot · 9th January 2023, 06:33 PM

Dunno. I'm a patron so I don't get the ads. I recommend it.

Puppycow · 10th January 2023, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by pipelineaudio

Did my ears deceive me or did they really run and ad for these turds?

Forgive my ignorance, why are they turds?

I do seem to remember hearing an ad or two for them. Have never tried it myself.

I hear these ads on a lot of different podcasts.

gabeygoat · 11th January 2023, 04:14 PM

what's the issue with Better Help? honest question, I don't know much about it other than hitting skip 30 on iTunes

arthwollipot · 11th January 2023, 04:33 PM

Quote:

In October 2018, BetterHelp gained attention from media personalities after concerns were raised about alleged use of unfair pricing, bad experiences with the app, paid reviews from actors, and terms of service that allegedly did not correspond with ads promoted by professional YouTubers.[8] CEO Alon Matas issued a statement responding to the allegations.[9] YouTube content creators such as PewDiePie and Boogie2988 have spoken out on this issue.[8][10]

BetterHelp has received backlash for supposedly sharing its customers' personal data with Facebook. In its latest privacy policy update, BetterHelp stated: "We may share your information in connection with an asset sale, merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction."[11] The company has responded to these complaints by saying that law requires BetterHelp to hold on to health data and that they are not subject to HIPAA guidelines.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BetterHelp#Controversy

Puppycow · 13th January 2023, 03:53 AM

I saw that but I’d still appreciate it if pipelineaudio could explain in his own words.

After reading what’s in Wikipedia, it’s still not crystal clear to me that this is a company so toxic that people of good conscience should refuse to accept their ad money. How serious were the problems? Are they still problems?

Puppycow · 15th March 2023, 10:14 PM

On the most recent episode, they actually talked about Better Help and said that they will not be using them as a sponsor going forward, at least for the time being.

Episode #922 I think:

https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts/episode-922

Here's a news story about what prompted the decision:

Counseling service BetterHelp to return $7.8M to customers in FTC settlement after it shared private health data with Facebook and Snapchat

9th January 2023, 02:59 PM	#1
pipelineaudio Illuminator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,911	SGU promoting Better Help? Did my ears deceive me or did they really run and ad for these turds?
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9th January 2023, 06:33 PM	#2
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 82,019	Dunno. I'm a patron so I don't get the ads. I recommend it.
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10th January 2023, 06:28 AM	#3
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 27,953	Originally Posted by pipelineaudio Did my ears deceive me or did they really run and ad for these turds? Forgive my ignorance, why are they turds? I do seem to remember hearing an ad or two for them. Have never tried it myself. I hear these ads on a lot of different podcasts.
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11th January 2023, 04:14 PM	#4
gabeygoat Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hard Corvallis Oregon Posts: 1,694	what's the issue with Better Help? honest question, I don't know much about it other than hitting skip 30 on iTunes
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11th January 2023, 04:33 PM	#5
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Pronouns: he/him Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ngunnawal Country Posts: 82,019	Quote: In October 2018, BetterHelp gained attention from media personalities after concerns were raised about alleged use of unfair pricing, bad experiences with the app, paid reviews from actors, and terms of service that allegedly did not correspond with ads promoted by professional YouTubers.[8] CEO Alon Matas issued a statement responding to the allegations.[9] YouTube content creators such as PewDiePie and Boogie2988 have spoken out on this issue.[8][10] BetterHelp has received backlash for supposedly sharing its customers' personal data with Facebook. In its latest privacy policy update, BetterHelp stated: "We may share your information in connection with an asset sale, merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction."[11] The company has responded to these complaints by saying that law requires BetterHelp to hold on to health data and that they are not subject to HIPAA guidelines.[12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BetterHelp#Controversy
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13th January 2023, 03:53 AM	#6
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 27,953	I saw that but I’d still appreciate it if pipelineaudio could explain in his own words. After reading what’s in Wikipedia, it’s still not crystal clear to me that this is a company so toxic that people of good conscience should refuse to accept their ad money. How serious were the problems? Are they still problems?
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15th March 2023, 10:14 PM	#7
Puppycow Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 27,953	On the most recent episode, they actually talked about Better Help and said that they will not be using them as a sponsor going forward, at least for the time being. Episode #922 I think: https://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcasts/episode-922 Here's a news story about what prompted the decision: Counseling service BetterHelp to return $7.8M to customers in FTC settlement after it shared private health data with Facebook and Snapchat
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