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truth Elevates Gaming Experience With Minecraft Creator Tournament on Twitch
truth recently organized a charitable gaming tournament that united some of Minecraft's most popular creators and pro players.
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Top music videos are viewed billions of times on YouTube – and many glamorize smoking and vaping
Twice as many music videos for the most popular songs, according to Billboard charts, portrayed tobacco in 2022 compared to 2021 and were viewed almost 7 bil
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Is that video game a health risk? 3 things parents should know
Some video games topping this year’s holiday wish lists contain imagery that could be putting the health of young people at risk.
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Here’s another reason to remove smoking from video games
With smoking widespread in video games, new Truth Initiative® research is giving creators another reason to remove tobacco from their games.
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Are video games glamorizing tobacco use?
Participants in a new survey of video game players said they felt tobacco or nicotine was portrayed negatively in only 6.5 percent of games where tobacco use
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Your favorite artist feat. Big Tobacco: top music videos in the hottest genres frequently feature tobacco imagery
Nearly 20% of music videos for top 10 billboard songs from 2018 to 2021 featured tobacco products
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Some video games glamorize smoking so much that cigarettes can help players win
At a time when the dangers of glamorizing smoking are well known, many video game makers have not gotten the picture.
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New Report Warns: Viral Smoking Imagery Could Undermine Youth Prevention Gains
Truth Initiative’s seventh annual “While You Were Streaming” report exposes the ongoing presence of tobacco in top shows, movies, and music videos
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Played: This year’s video games glamorize tobacco use to youth
Participants in a new survey of video game players said they felt tobacco or nicotine was portrayed negatively in only 6.5 percent of games where tobacco use
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Five ways to combat smoking in video games
We know that exposure to smoking imagery is linked with young people starting to smoke and that many video games glamorize smoking.
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Six “Teen”-rated video games that glamorize smoking
These are just a few of the many instances of smoking in sought-after video games rated “Teen,” meaning they are supposed to be suitable for anyone under the
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Music videos popular with young people frequently feature tobacco imagery
Music videos, examined for the first time in this report, are a major pop culture influence and prove to be common sources of tobacco imagery.
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