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Oh, they absolutely knew it was addictive. That’s why most of their marketing was aimed at a younger demographic—to get kids hooked for life.
Comment by worrysomewombat at 08/08/2022 at 15:44 UTC
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Of course they knew. Which is why "under oath" is useless af.
Comment by inormallyjustlurkbut at 08/08/2022 at 16:22 UTC
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American tobacco companies still market cigarettes to kids, just not in America. Young smokers are a huge market for them in parts of Asia and Africa.
They also funded anti-smoking ads in the US that seemed perfectly designed to have the opposite effect on teens. I remember wanting to smoke purely out of spite after seeing those ads.