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Kids See Banned Fat Jab Adverts on Social Media
11 Feb
Summary
- Children are exposed to prescription-only fat jab and steroid adverts.
- A ban on advertising these drugs to the public is in place.
- The children's commissioner called for an urgent end to these ads.
Children are reportedly being "routinely bombarded" with advertisements for prescription-only fat jabs and steroids across social media platforms. This occurs even though a ban is in place that prohibits advertising these specific medications to the general public.
The findings stem from a study conducted by the children's commissioner. Dame Rachel de Souza has urgently called for an end to these advertisements appearing on social media, highlighting the problematic nature of this content reaching young audiences.
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