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By John Glenday-18 December 2020 12:00pm 86% of teens exposed to junk food ads on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter A new study conducted by Cancer Research UK has provided policymakers with some food for thought after quantifying the true reach of junk food adverts among teen audiences across social media and streaming platforms as well as celebrities and influencers. The pervasive accompaniment to digital life extends to the real world too with TV, radio, print and billboards all amplifying the unhealthy messaging, fueling arguments for a proposed blanket ban on all foods that...

By Steve Farrell2020-12-18T16:51:00+00:00 Young people who reported greater awareness of junk food marketing also consumed more HFSS food, according to Cancer Research UK Nearly nine out of 10 teenagers have been exposed to junk food ads on social media, according to research by Cancer Research UK. The charity asked 3,400 11 to 19-year-olds from across the UK where they had seen ads that month for food and drink high in fat, sugar and salt, and 86% said on social media. The number was higher than the proportion that had seen HFSS ads on TV, which stood at 84%. Eighty-two per cent said billb...

(YouTube/ LGB Alliance) Simon Fanshawe, one of Stonewall’s original founders, said in a recent video that he couldn’t understand a “married male and female couple who call themselves queer”. He made the remark on ‘The Gay Spot’, a recent series of online events run by anti-trans pressure group LGB Alliance. The panel were discussing the reclamation of the word ‘queer’ as a term for LGBT+ people. He calls the term “the gay equivalent of the N-word, which you can’t reclaim”. Simon Fanshawe calls the word queer ‘meaningless’ The panel discussion features Malcolm Clark, ...