Efforts to inundate young people with e-cigarette content on social media continue today: Influencers on Instagram frequently posted branded vaping content that promoted specific brands, failed to disclose brand relationships, rarely included warning labels about the addictiveness of nicotine, and featured youth-appealing cartoon imagery, violating both federal and platform regulations
Our hope is that our study, by highlighting the degree to which tobacco marketers evade Facebooks intended restrictions, will encourage the company to make a renewed effort to implement its well-intentioned policies, Jacker added
As a result of the investments, the company was able to expand its technology patents, from registering 43 patents in 2016 to 431 in 2019
Tragically, smoking significantly elevates the likelihood of experiencing a stroke, a severe condition where blood flow to the brain is interrupted, leading to potentially permanent brain damage and disability