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Advertising and Marketing

…is used to promote products or ideas specifically to children and often leverages engaging visuals and interactive content to capture their attention and influence behavior. These tactics, which are often difficult for children to identify, are pervasive across applications, websites, and platforms, raising concerns about ethical practices, privacy, and developmental impacts.

Just about everything that kids encounter online is designed to sell them something…children are immersed in a digitized, commercialized culture. And it starts when they're really young.”

Susan Linn, EdD From the #AskTheExperts webinar "Captive Market: Protecting Children in the New World of Online Advertising"

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