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As the popularity of TED Talks skyrocketed, so did the temptation to monetize the platform. It became apparent that speakers like Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes viewed TED as an opportunity to promote their products and companies rather than to engage in meaningful discourse.
Holmes’s infamous talk about her nanotainer—a supposed revolutionary blood testing device—was later revealed to be a guise for fraudulent practices, showcasing how TED talks could be manipulated to promote unworthy companies under the pretense of helping society.