Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model? The New York Times Natasha Singer and Sapna Maheshwari Google is on a mission to teach children how to be safe online. That is the message behind “Be Internet Awesome,” a...
READ MOREChildren spending three hours a day on social media are more likely to be obese The Drum Taruka Srivastav A Cancer Research UK report has revealed that children who spend more than half an hour a day online are 79% more likely to be overweight or...
READ MORETeenagers Say Gambling Addiction Risks Need More Publicity Casino Guardian Daniel Williams Pupils at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Salisbury, Wilts, have revealed that gambling operators have been literally bombarding them with ads. Some of the...
READ MORELike the tobacco industry, e-cigarette manufacturers are targeting children The Washington Post Sarah Milov Last week, the Food and Drug Administration described teenage e-cigarette use as an “epidemic,” echoing the firsthand observations of...
READ MORENew Pressure on Google and YouTube Over Children’s Data The New York Times Sapna Maheshwari In the context of a growing national debate on tech and privacy, Google has come under increased scrutiny for how it may be tracking and targeting...
READ MOREWebsites of Kinder chocolate banned over ads targeting children The Guardian Rebecca Smithers A series of websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in the UK for aiming junk food advertising at...
READ MORETHE ADDICTIVE WORLD OF TOY UNBOXING VIDEOS GIVES KIDS THE WRONG IDEA ABOUT HOW TO HAVE FUN Quartzy Annabelle Timsit Kids love playing with toys. But apparently, they love watching other kids play with them, too. That’s the appeal behind toy...
READ MORE‘Unhealthy’ Food Ads Banned Under New ASA Rules in UK The National Law Review Retailers should continue to monitor the Committee of Advertising Practice Code (CAP Code) governing the advertising of High in Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) products to...
READ MORECompanies cease sales of e-liquids with labeling or advertising that resembled kid-friendly foods following FDA, FTC warnings FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that all 17 manufacturers, distributors and retailers that...
READ MORENCPG Letter to McDonald’s Regarding Happy Meal Campaign Featuring Nintendo’s Super Mario Figurine with a Toy Slot Machine CAIT HUBLE NCPG Dear Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Matthews: We believe the August 2018 McDonald’s Happy Meal campaign featuring...
READ MOREHeineken is still worried about Snapchat’s age-gating policies Seb Joseph Digiday Snapchat has made moves to address the age-gating concerns of alcohol advertisers over the last year, and it’s gotten Budweiser and Moët to buy into the...
READ MOREFacebook and Instagram change to crack down on underage children Tech Crunch Josh Constine Facebook and Instagram will more proactively lock the accounts of users its moderators encounter and suspect are below the age of 13. Its former policy was...
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