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Announced Procon-SP investigation into Meta regarding advertising for vapes (electronic smoking devices)

On 12 November 2024, the Sao Paolo Consumer Protection Agency (Procon-SP) announced an investigation into Meta's advertising of vapes (electronic smoking devices) on its Facebook and Instagram platforms. Procon-SP asked Meta to adopt more effective …

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2024-11-12
under deliberation

On 12 November 2024, the Sao Paolo Consumer Protection Agency (Procon-SP) announced an investigatio…