How children are vulnerable to junk food ads on social media

The Independent – Mimi Tatlow-Golden, Amandine Garde, and Elizabeth Handsley

From spreading fake news, to fostering narcissism and online bullying, social media is under increasing fire. The question of how to harness its potential while limiting negative effects is one of the biggest of our age. And its effects on children’s physical and mental health is perhaps one of the greatest challenges. Yet among all this debate about how social media has changed our lives, children’s exposure to advertising on social media is rarely discussed. (more)