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And then this data is just used to kind of build profiles of our children, with their interests, so that advertisers can basically pay for their attention. children browsing social media platforms can see over 400 adverts an hour. so they are absolutely being, you know, bombarded with an effort to kind of either get them to consume more, to get them to kind of change their opinion. and this is, you know, a you know, a huge volume of adverts, much more than we would again permit on any other medi...

New rule meant theyve stopped collecting data on under—18s, too. tiktok and youtube are still collecting data on this age group, though youtube says it will reduce the amount its collecting. we didnt get a clear answerfrom facebook, which owns instagram. whats clear is the new code doesnt stop companies collecting personal data on under—18s. ad tech and big tech sometimes know more about a young person than their parents do. and that can be in ways that might get them in trouble with their p...