Petition Against Smoking Influencers on Social Media Already Signed Thousands of Times

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Young people need to be protected from content by influencers on social media in which they are seen smoking, according to 19-year-old Boy Tanis from Geertruidenberg. A petition he started has now been signed more than seven thousand times. Tanis is annoyed by influencers and artists who share photos and videos on social media in which they are seen smoking or using a vape. He believes that this normalizes and glorifies smoking. As examples, he …

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You are quietly scrolling through social media and you come across photos of smoking influencers. Boy Tanis (19) from Geertruidenberg is extremely annoyed by this. He wants to protect young people and prevent smoking from being normalized by social media, so he started a petition. On his phone, Boy has collected a number of social media posts from accounts and influencers that, in his opinion, normalize smoking. Take, for example, Lil Kleine, wh…