{"id":"4df44fc4-535a-4655-9069-e524b9729dea","url":"https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/07/03/1140036/uk-tobacco-ban-might-not-work-children-smoking/","domain":"technologyreview.com","outlet":{"name":"Technologyreview","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"The UK's generational tobacco ban might not work. I'm supporting it anyway.","plainHeadline":null,"rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["1. The UK has enacted a generational sales ban on tobacco products for those born after January 1, 2009.","2. This ban is part of the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, aiming to eliminate smoking entirely.","3. The Maldives was the first to implement a similar ban in November 2022.","4. New Zealand passed a generational ban in 2022, but it was repealed in February 2024.","5. Both major UK parties support the ban, but opposition exists from some political figures.","6. Tobacco kills 7 million people annually, including 1.6 million non-smokers from secondhand smoke.","7. Generational bans are seen as a long-term strategy to prevent future smoking among youth.","8. The US has seen local success with similar bans in towns across Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, and California."],"topics":["Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-07-02T14:04:49.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-07-03T09:37:23.245Z","story":null}