• bi_tux@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    They are burning in hell for:

    • putting ads in my cigarettes
    • being a big greedy company

    They are not burning in hell for:

    • selling tabacco in the first place
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      1 year ago

      “The findings of this report make it crystal clear: Big Tobacco is going all-in to target youth on social media and it has to stop,” said Yolonda C. Richardson, president and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. “Tobacco companies are among the most sophisticated advertisers in the world – marketing that reaches millions of kids does not happen by accident. Governments need to urgently address tobacco marketing online and ensure that social media companies are held legally accountable for the tobacco and nicotine marketing appearing on these platforms.”