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Why aren’t health warnings on cigarettes expanded to alcohol? (rabble.ca)
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[-] worstcatintheworld@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

You are right. I misread America as "North America", but America means USA. In the USA, they have freedom of speech, more so than Canada, the government can't restrict advertising that much. Their industry is mostly self-regulating, for example: https://www.beerinstitute.org/policy-responsibility/responsibility/advertising-marketing-code/

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

When the cigarette companies decided they were losing money by advertising on TV they got it banned.

[-] EhForumUser@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

America means USA

It also refers to the combined area of North and South America. This the more likely usage here, as who would ask about whether or not the USA has such regulation in a Canadian forum? That would have no relevance.

[-] worstcatintheworld@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

North, South, and Central America! 😉

You must be right since I originally included Canada in "America".

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