There is a lot of talk at the moment about disinformation. But what exactly is disinformation? Even knowing what it means, the big question is: " Why has disinformation not killed vaping yet? We will do our little investigation on this and help you understand better.
WHAT IS DISINFORMATION?
It is a set of communication techniques aimed at giving a false image of reality, with the aim of protecting private interests and influencing public opinion.
For opponents of vaping, the goal is to denigrate the E-cig with endless stories about formaldehyde, ultrafine particles, intoxication, nicotine exposure, the gateway effect, death. of a pelican etc …….
If you watch newspaper articles on a regular basis, you will see a chart of the American or French government attempting to bring a variety of restrictions on the use of electronic cigarettes.
You might think that these attempts to suppress the e-cigarette industry are successful, when in reality the industry continues to move forward. Historically, there are very few industries that have survived such vicious attacks, but the question is " Why the electronic cigarette is still there ? "
COMPARISONS WITH CIGARETTES ARE POSITIVE ...
Si l’industrie du tabac et les autorités Des États-Unis, de la France etc… avaient voulu, elles auraient pu écraser il y a de nombreuses années, l’industrie de la cigarette électronique. The E-cig n’aurait jamais atteint le marché, elle n’aurait jamais atteint la presse dans le monde et les « options disponibles actuellement en pharmacie » pour les fumeurs de tabac auraient été limitées.
Cependant, dans ce qui semble être l’un des plus grands oublis dans l’histoire des affaires, les gouvernements et les compagnies de tabac ont ignorée l’industrie de la e-cig quand il était un petit marché peu connu.
En conséquence, les autorités sont très en retard, la courbe de développement de l’industrie de la cigarette électronique est en hausse et même si de nombreux hommes politiques ont tenté de brouiller les pistes, les comparaisons avec les cigarettes venant du tabac ont été très rapidement « évincées ». It is now very difficult for them to slow down the market and eliminate the electronic cigarette.
Mistrust, intrigue and fear
Over the past few weeks we have seen a couple of medical test reports suggesting health issues etc ... (although the situation is very different when you look at the fine print), but the vast majority of medical research has been more than positive. This now raises the question, why do some politicians, regulators and authorities seem adamant that electronic cigarettes be regulated?
This attempt to influence the general public with disinformation backfired dramatically and led to serious trust issues between the general public and politicians. In some ways, this has caused a number of politicians to take a step back from the criticism of the e-cig industry. The truth is quite simply that smokers and the vaping community as a whole no longer believe politicians, and politicians, for fear of losing part of their electorate, say nothing.
« Are they right to take this point of view? »
IS THE ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE INDUSTRY BECOMING TOO POWERFUL?
The vaping community and the e-cigarette industry have become extremely powerful across the world. The main dangers in the future are that the community as well as the industries will not pull each other up too much and start to dissolve or even disappear.
There will be regulations in due course (such as TPD etc…). There will be constant concerns about potential long term health issues. But these should be tackled head-on, and there should be common ground given by all parties.
As long as the vape community remains tight-knit and focused, there is no reason the e-cigarette market should not continue to grow in the years to come.
As for industries, if they become too greedy and refuse to be flexible (such as imports of e-liquids, among others ...) the market risks falling sharply ...
