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Cécile Knai

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Professor of Public Health Policy at LSHTM, Food Policy Impact Hub, LSHTM Commercial Determinants Research Group

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Prof Samantha Thomas @docsamantha.bsky.social · Sep 16

“The club is chaired by the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Its corporate members include fossil fuel company Ampol, alcohol companies Lion and Diageo, outsourcing company Serco, consultancy firm Canberra Consulting and other companies.”

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Gambling lobby’s sponsorship of Australian parliament’s sports club condemned by crossbench MPs

Exclusive: Kate Chaney calls on PM to remove Responsible Wagering Australia’s membership, which allows sponsors to access ‘key opinion leaders’

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 23

🗣️NEW SPEAKER!

Professor Rebecca French will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social

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Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alcohol industry conflicts of interest: The pollution pathway from misinformation to alcohol harms

@markpetticrew.bsky.social, May van Schalkwyk, Cécile Knai

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Alcohol industry conflicts of interest: The pollution pathway from misinformation to alcohol harms

The alcohol industry plays a major role in global public health harm, and shapes policies and public perceptions to its benefit, through misinformatio…

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Dan Izzo @izzos.us · Jun 16

Ah that's some good dystopia

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Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads

A recent tell-all by a Facebook insider reveals the insidious nature of Facebook's advertising empire, and the dangerous consequences.

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