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It’s now entering the second month since @Algore09Algor was suspended, and despite repeated appeals and requests for clarification, @X and @Support have still not answered some very basic questions. What specific rule was violated? What activity was deemed “inauthentic”? Why has no meaningful explanation been provided? Alan is a genuine, long-standing user who has always engaged respectfully on matters of public interest. Yet we remain in the dark, with concerns and questions simply going unanswered. Transparency and due process matter. If mistakes can happen and they do there should at least be a clear explanation and an avenue for meaningful review. We’re still waiting. @X @Support @Safety @elonmusk @nikitabier

The FDA has stated: “Using ZYN instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.” That is not a claim that ZYN is harmless. It is an acknowledgment of a fundamental principle of public health: different nicotine products carry different levels of risk. This is tobacco harm reduction in practice providing adults who smoke with access to substantially lower-risk alternatives that can reduce exposure to the deadly products of combustion. So why does Australia continue to struggle with this concept? Why is it so difficult to publicly acknowledge that moving away from burning tobacco can reduce harm? Countries and regulators around the world are increasingly willing to have an honest conversation about relative risk. Meanwhile, Australia remains largely trapped in an “all nicotine is the same” narrative that ignores important scientific distinctions. Public health should be about reducing disease and death wherever possible. Why does Australia refuse to embrace one of the most basic principles of harm reduction: that if people cannot or will not quit nicotine entirely, helping them move to lower-risk products can still save lives? @MRobertsQLD @JulianHillMP @Anne_Ruston @mattjcan @LiberalAus @The_Nationals @RossCadell @DavidPocock @SenatorJordon