Editor’s Note: See Has Australia’s Plain Packs Experiment Failed? and Plain Tobacco Packaging Merely Replaces One Problem with Another.
From: Velvet Fist, Iron Glove
This video about tobacco companies using Twitter is laugh-out-loud funny.
A world-first study has uncovered concerns that big tobacco companies are exploiting Twitter to regain the public's trust. @AngieAsimus #7News pic.twitter.com/JVgBiTv8hV
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) May 3, 2018
Here are a couple of the tweets that the authors quote to illustrate this…
Given evidence from Australia, the conclusion that #plainpacks is an effective measure defies logic. Our statement: http://t.co/DxILgd1eB4
— BAT Press Office (@BATPress) April 3, 2014
Is wine in Australia the next target? https://t.co/nN0Xyzpbs1 #thefutureofbrands #slipperyslope
— JTI (@JTI_global) April 26, 2017
Myth 5: Tobacco Control said #plainpacks would stop young ppl from taking up smoking. Govt stats show this isn't true pic.twitter.com/6Pi1pcMEV7
— Imperial Brands PLC (@ImperialBrands) December 5, 2014
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Biases cloud our view. Let's aim to be more inclusive. ACT to #UNLABEL – and foster #diversity & #inclusion pic.twitter.com/N8aYTmiwKO
— Philip Morris Intl (@InsidePMI) December 9, 2016
We're proud to be frequently rated as a top employer around the world #wearebat #topemployer https://t.co/zQOyi2Ehwq pic.twitter.com/mLBrr3J7JV
— BAT Press Office (@BATPress) August 12, 2016
