Apart from the loss of lives, tobacco also wreaks havoc on the vital socio-economic, environmental and ecological factors at play in society. The effective role played by mass media in this regard is ...

Facebook and Big Tobacco: Why Social Media Is (and Isn’t) Like Cigarettes Members of Congress have likened Facebook and Instagram’s tactics to that of the tobacco industry.

For example, while the United States imposes restrictions on TV and radio ads, tobacco branding still appears in movies and social media, undermining public health efforts. In contrast ...

To update and strengthen the evidence base, amid a rapidly evolving media and advertising landscape, the researchers explored the impact of comprehensive tobacco product advertising, promotional ...

The United States government is calling for tobacco-style health warnings for adolescents across social media platforms. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, in an essay published by The New York Times ...