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Re:EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, c... by idle_zealot on Thursday May 16, 2024 @09:42AM (#40378373)
Do European countries require printing pictures of diseased lungs on the side of cigarette boxes? Because if not that might have something to do with it. Nudging is quite effective at influencing average behavior.
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Re:EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, c... by brtkdotse on Thursday May 16, 2024 @09:51AM (#40378469)
> Do European countries require printing pictures of diseased lungs on the side of cigarette boxes?

They do.

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Re:EU opens child safety probes of Facebook and Instagram, c... by notyourwork on Friday May 17, 2024 @05:55AM (#40388165)
I see these all over in Italy and Germany. Still confused by the youthful smokers.
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