A 2021 survey by Common Sense Media found that 88% of children between the ages of 13 and 18 had their own smartphone, 57% of children between the ages of 8 and 12 had their own tablet and, on average ...

High-sugar cereal brands target their TV ads at kids under age 12. A new study finds that this advertising leads to greater household purchases of unhealthy cereals. It is the first study to directly ...

When I was a child in the 1980s, advertisements showed up in predictable ways: as 30-second video spots during TV shows, audio ads on the radio, or print ads in newspapers or magazines. When I was a ...

A recent report by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, found that 43% of children aged eight to 15 prefer watching YouTube to television, up from 29% just two years ago. Data published in 2017 ...

The UK has banned junk food advertising on television before 9pm and online at any time. This action is long overdue.

The six-week-old YouTube Kids service is a “hyper-commercialized” environment that intermixes advertising and other programming in a way that deceives its target audience, a coalition of privacy and ...

One of the top sources of added sugar in children's diets is in their breakfast bowls. A new study shows that advertising aimed directly at kids is driving sales of high-sugar cereals, and it's having ...