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Shadow marketing and legal loopholes lead to marketers creating limited-edition World Cup cigarette packs in Indonesia; usage of Lionel Messi’s stardom in India to promote products; and promotion of e-cigarette sales in Mexico
FIFA World Cup Served as World Stage for Tobacco Marketing to Youth
28 March 2023 In Press Releases
We are sharing the key findings of the E-Cigarette Issue Brief: Vape Tricks in Indonesia: How E-Cigarette Companies Use Social Media To Hook Youth launched on March 30, 2022.
E-Cigarette Brief
30 November 2022 In Press Releases
A new study from global public health organization Vital Strategies found that the tobacco industry is using Facebook to facilitate bidi sales, skirting India’s COTPA regulations designed to protect youth and consumers from harmful marketing
New Research: Tobacco Industry Using Facebook to Skirt Marketing Regulations, Facilitate Bidi Sales in India
30 November 2022 In Press Releases
The first-ever survey of e-cigarette marketing in Indonesia by public health organization Vital Strategies and the Indonesian Consumers Association (YLKI) demonstrates that Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms are awash in deceitful e-cigarette ads
Meta’s Facebook, Instagram Used to Target Indonesians, Including Youth, for E-Cigarettes and Nicotine Products
30 November 2022 In Press Releases
Facebook and Instagram are the platforms most used by this sector to promote electronic cigarettes and tobacco heaters as “healthier” or “life-saving” tools
Study Reveals The Tobacco Industry Turns to Social Media to Hook New Consumers
30 November 2022 In Press Releases
TERM platform exposes ads targeting youth, skirting of advertising, promotions and sponsorship restrictions
Vital Strategies Launches First-of-Its-Kind Digital Crowdsourcing Tool to Monitor Tobacco Marketing in India
30 November 2022 In Press Releases
The Rise of E-cigarettes Exposes Young People to Harm
The Rise of E-cigarettes Exposes Young People to Harm
22 July 2022 In Press Mentions
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15 June 2022 In One Pagers
The tobacco industry is using Facebook to facilitate bidi sales, openly leveraging social media platforms to advertise harmful products, in violation of India’s tobacco control legislation, says a study.
Bidi & tobacco companies use social media platforms to advertise and up sales
13 November 2021 In Press Mentions
Vital Strategies, a public health group, has documented 271 instances of direct, and 73 instances of indirect marketing that linked the product to lifestyle or festivals
Indian tobacco sellers use FB to bypass restrictions and sell bidis
12 November 2021 In Press Mentions
The report, “Selling Death on Social Media: How Bidis Are Reaching Consumers Online” details digital media monitoring data with 344 instances of bidi marketing on social media between December 2020 and August 2021, almost exclusively through Facebook (98%).
Tobacco industry using Facebook to skirt marketing regulations, facilitate Bidi sales in India
11 November 2021 In Press Mentions
A report details 344 instances of bidi marketing on social media between December 2020 and August 2021, almost exclusively through Facebook (98%)
Bidi makers on Facebook: health org cries 'violation'
10 November 2021 In Press Mentions
a new digital platform the Tobacco Enforcement and Reporting Movement (TERM) from global health organization Vital Strategies has been launched to provide a digital tool to regularly monitor and track tobacco marketing via online conversations, news, social media and media coverage.
Vital Strategies launches digital crowdsourcing tool to monitor tobacco marketing in India
23 July 2021 In Press Mentions
TERM platform exposes ads targeting youth, skirting of advertising, promotions and sponsorship restrictions
Vital Strategies Launches First-of-Its-Kind Digital Crowdsourcing Tool to Monitor Tobacco Marketing in India
22 July 2021 In Press Mentions
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