Social media boosts marketing of e-cigarettes despite ban

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Social media boosts marketing of e-cigarettes despite ban

Monday, 23 January 2023 | PNS | New Delhi

The use of e-cigarettes is proliferating globally, notably among youth and children. Yet, little is known about the landscape of digital e-cigarette marketing, particularly in India where 268,000 people are currently using these products, despite complete ban on it.

A new study released in Frontiers in Public Health compares e-cigarette marketing in India, Indonesia and Mexico—three countries with different e-cigarette regulations and large populations of youth online—to detail the extent and messaging of e-cigarette marketing. In India, 100% of marketing originated from accounts associated with third-party retailers.

With the rise of social media and digital marketing, India’s youth have worryingly become a more easily reachable market for the tobacco industry,  saidVaishkahi Malik, Associate Director, South Asia, Vital Strategies.

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