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 ...

Advertising to children should be limited because they advertise bad health and habits towards kids. First, food companies put their food in colorful packages and put food dyes in the food itself to ...

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 ...

The Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Masters of Advertising Law Conference took place in sunny Orlando, Florida – aka The Happiest Place on Earth. And what a fitting location to discuss the ...

A study looked at a year of TV ads on a major, free channel in Australia. A new study in Australia looked at how much junk food advertising kids were exposed to and the numbers were staggering. Food ...

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted an event to look at kids’ digital marketing. Here is a rough transcript; and if you have a spare five hours, you can watch the videos, which will ...

One of the top sources of added sugar in children's diets is in their breakfast cereal. A new study shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar cereals when it's aimed directly at kids under 12 ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) today ...

One of the top sources of added sugar in kids' diets is in their breakfast bowls. A new study shows that advertising drives sales of high-sugar... Families buy more sugary cereal if advertising ...