How food companies use social media to influence policy debates: a framework of Australian ultra-processed food industry Twitter data.

Public Health Nutrition
Daniel Hunt

Abstract

To understand if, and how, Australian ultra-processed food industry actors use Twitter to influence food and health policy debates and produce a conceptual framework to describe such influence. Twitter data of prominent industry actors were defined through purposive sampling and inductively coded to investigate possible influence on food and health policy debates. These are described using descriptive statistics and coded extracts. Australia. Twitter accounts of nine prominent ultra-processed food industry actors, including major trade associations. Ultra-processed food industry actors actively used Twitter to influence food and health policy debates. Seven overarching strategies were identified: co-opting public health narratives; opposing regulation; supporting voluntary, co- or self-regulation; engaging policy processes and decision-makers; linking regulatory environments to the need for ongoing profitability; affecting public perceptions and value judgements; and using ignorance claims to distort policy narratives. Each lobbying strategy is underpinned with tactics described throughout and captured in a framework. The current study creates a framework to monitor how food industry actors can use social media to influence foo...Continue Reading

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