This is the logical conclusion but there is currently a mass wave of Meta grunts downvoting.

Apparently if countries all put an age limit on tobacco it must mean there is a secret group coordinating for it for ulterior reasons.

8 individuals have as much money, and much more power, than half of the globe's population.

The fact that you think there's no such group is simply insane.

I mean, the very agenda of their upcoming conference was on the front page of HackerNews a few days ago...

It's as much of a "conspiracy theory" as ordinary monetary corruption worldwide: There doesn't need to be any connection or conspiracy between politicians who take bribes, just like there doesn't need to be any connection or conspiracy between politicians who push for more surveillance and control over others.