After Illinois passed the country’s first law protecting child influencers last week, a feeling of optimism swept over Sarah Adams. For years, she and other advocates against child exploitation have warned about the dangers of sharing children’s lives on social media for profit. The law would ensure financial compensation for minors, defined as children under… Continue reading Illinois passed a law to protect child influencers. Advocates are cautiously optimistic more states will follow.
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Influencers and freebies: Big Tobacco’s push to sell nicotine pouches in UK | Tobacco industry
Tobacco companies are exploiting a legal loophole to promote flavoured nicotine pouches as a fun and glamorous lifestyle product, including paying young influencers to plug the products online. The addictive pouches – sachets of nicotine tucked under the lip – are being pushed in Instagram campaigns, at music festivals and at lavish promo parties, the… Continue reading Influencers and freebies: Big Tobacco’s push to sell nicotine pouches in UK | Tobacco industry