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Sainsbury's and Morrisons run 'prohibited' tobacco advertising

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Summary
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78% Informative

Sainsbury's and Morrisons running 'prohibited' tobacco adverts for heated tobacco devices.

Trading Standards says the ads are against the law, but they say they are legal.

Heated tobacco is less harmful than cigarettes, but experts say it is probably more harmful than vapes.

Both supermarkets say they do not sell the devices to children.

VR Score

72

Informative language

66

Neutral language

76

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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