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Calum Jaspan

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
112
Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Sydney Morning Herald
Top 10K sites
Earliest in this view
Jul 13, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Calum Jaspan

    TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes (opens the original)

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    Social media giants TikTok and Meta took money from criminal groups to run advertising for nicotine products, before pulling many of the videos spruiking cigarettes and vapes after questions from this masthead. At the start of the month, Australia marked 50 years since fully phasing out cigarette advertising on TV and radio, with the prohibition later expanded to include other forms of media. But despite the ban, numerous advertisements seen by this masthead show AI-generated women promoting ill

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Calum Jaspan

    TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes (opens the original)

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    Social media giants TikTok and Meta took money from criminal groups to run advertising for nicotine products, before pulling many of the videos spruiking cigarettes and vapes after questions from this masthead. At the start of the month, Australia marked 50 years since fully phasing out cigarette advertising on TV and radio, with the prohibition later expanded to include other forms of media. But despite the ban, numerous advertisements seen by this masthead show AI-generated women promoting ill

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Calum Jaspan

    TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone · English

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    Social media giants TikTok and Meta took money from criminal groups to run advertising for nicotine products, before pulling many of the videos spruiking cigarettes and vapes after questions from this masthead. At the start of the month, Australia marked 50 years since fully phasing out cigarette advertising on TV and radio, with the prohibition later expanded to include other forms of media. But despite the ban, numerous advertisements seen by this masthead show AI-generated women promoting ill

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Calum Jaspan

    TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone · English

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    Social media giants TikTok and Meta took money from criminal groups to run advertising for nicotine products, before pulling many of the videos spruiking cigarettes and vapes after questions from this masthead. At the start of the month, Australia marked 50 years since fully phasing out cigarette advertising on TV and radio, with the prohibition later expanded to include other forms of media. But despite the ban, numerous advertisements seen by this masthead show AI-generated women promoting ill

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Calum Jaspan

    News24 merch sold using the face of pro-migrant influencer (opens the original)

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    You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The rise of media outlet “merch” is one of the stranger trends of 2026. How those outlets design them says even more. The Age and The SMH have fairly simple tote bags and mugs. News24, formerly known as Sky News, launched its merch store with a set of MAGA-inspired swag. One item caught our eye here at On Background. That would be a T-shirt to support presenter Gabriella Power’s digital-only show

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