November 2022 Australian Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (Fare): We all have the right to use digital technology safely. But every day millions of people across Australia, including children, are exposed to relentless digital marketing tactics designed to target their personal vulnerabilities. This is especially concerning when harmful and addictive products, like alcohol, are … Read More →
Drug and Alcohol Review, First published: 24 November 2022; Authors: June Leung, Sally Casswell (photo) and others. Abstract Introduction Alcohol abstinence remains common among adults globally, although low and middle-income countries are experiencing declines in abstention. The effect of alcohol policies on lifetime abstinence is poorly understood. The International Alcohol Control (IAC) policy index was … Read More →
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation that could see alcohol advertising banned across all public spaces. 17 Nov. 2022 Daily Record; By Chris McCall Glen’s vodka was announced as an official sponsor of the SPFL in 2020 Football clubs could be banned from advertising alcohol on match shirts or in stadiums under tough new regulations … Read More →
October 12; 2022 Tith Kongnov / Khmer Times The Ministry of Education of Cambodia wants the law to ban alcohol advertising in sports events and venues to be enacted as soon as possible to prevent the use of alcohol that affect children and youth. Undersecretary of State for the Ministry of Education Soeur Socheata said … Read More →
SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems); 14-11-2022 Calling Time Sport should be associated with (and inspire) good health and team spirit, and should not be used as a marketing tool for harmful products. The sophisticated, pervasive and widespread nature of alcohol sports sponsorship activity in Scotland exposes our nation to a high level of … Read More →
October 28th, 2022 from the institute of Alcohol Studies IAS, as every month, hosts new guests to their podcast, to discuss several different matters in relation to alcohol studies in all its shapes. In the October podcast, they spoke to Dr. Atkinson about gendered alcohol marketing. Specifically, What it is and how it has evolved … Read More →
RNZ; 31 October 2022 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the government will tackle alcohol law reform, to curb alcohol marketing and sponsorship, but will take time to do it right and won’t be rushed. It has signalled plans to tackle the issue in March. On the other hand, swifter changes are on the cards for … Read More →
The WHO publishes a comprehensive report detailing he full extent of the way that alcohol is being marketed across national borders- often by digital means- and often regardless of the social, economic or cultural environment in receiving countries. The report highlights how increasingly sophisticated advertising and promotion techniques, including linking alcohol brands to sports and … Read More →
26th October 2022 by Wenlei Ma. From news.com.au Netflix ads are coming, there’s no way to stop it. But the streamer is under pressure to ban certain ads. A lobby group has called on Netflix to ban booze ads. Picture: John MacDougall/AFP Netflix is under pressure to ban booze ads when it launches advertising on its … Read More →
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 14-10-2022 The Dutch behavioral psychologist Sabine Jansen of the University of Utrecht questions the freedom that drink brands have to advertise with alcohol-free products with the same brand name as alcoholic drinks. There is a danger that consumers will mainly remember the brand name, for example in association with driving. That’s what … Read More →