Significance Most US adults use smartphones for internet access. Understanding what they
see when they view smartphone-optimised (mobile) tobacco websites is important, as it can …

Introduction Limited information exists about strategies and methods used on brand
marketing websites to transmit pro-tobacco messages to tobacco users and potential users …

Background Video games have grown in popularity since the 1970s, and tobacco imagery is
present in a substantial subset of games, including those oriented to youth. Much like …

Introduction: Although cigar use and sales have increased in the United States over the past
decade, little is known about how these products are promoted. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) …

Background: Companies use brand websites as a promotional tool to engage consumers on
the web, which can increase product use. Given that some products are harmful to the health …

Objective Restricting tobacco marketing is a key element in the US Food and Drug
Administration's (FDA) public health framework for regulating tobacco. Given the dearth of …

It is therefore of concern to see that Imperial Tobacco has launched a social media
campaign around the 'Smoke Spots' website in the UK (http://www. smoke-spots. co. uk). The …

Background Tobacco companies include on the packaging of their products URLs directing
consumers to websites that contain protobacco messages. Online media tend to be …

Abstract In August 2006, US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler ordered four tobacco
companies to disseminate court-approved corrective statements on five topics pertaining to …