By making legal threats and lobbying politicians, the tobacco industry worked to undermine a radical new bill to create a “smoke free” generation, documents show.

The tobacco industry has a long history of manipulating science to conceal the harms of its products. As part of its proclaimed transformation, the world’s largest tobacco company, Philip Morris International (PMI), states it conducts “transparent science.” This paper uses recently leaked documents from PMI and its Japanese affiliate, Philip Morris Japan (PMJ), to examine its contemporary scientific practices.

The tobacco industry says it no longer tries to hook new generations of smokers. So what’s behind the legions of beautiful young people in smoking, vaping and partying posts with the same hashtags?

An anti youth-vaping advocate says the government needs to do more to stop advertisers from illegally targeting children. A University of Auckland study found youth aged between 14 and 17 - especially Māori and Pasifika teens - were more likely to see vaping ads than those aged 18 to 20.Researchers surveyed more than 3500 people aged between 14 and 20.

Report claims posts promoting smoking alternatives have been viewed more than 3.4bn times across social media

New report details how Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco reach young people on social media – nearly half of audience is under 25