New research released today by FARE proves the damaging levels at which alcohol companies are bombarding Australians with “Buy Now” digital ads that simultaneously promote, sell, and arrange delivery of alcohol into people’s homes – in just a few clicks.
While online technologies play an important role in our lives, it is essential that digital environments are safe and facilitate health and wellbeing. However, alcohol
Everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of using digital technologies to work, learn and play. This can happen when we have safe digital environments that support people’s health and wellbeing. However, when it comes to harmful and addictive products like alcohol, social media platforms have designed marketing systems geared toward creating harm.
Currently, people are tracked, profiled and targeted with advertising for harmful and addictive products, such as alcohol, gambling, e-cigarettes and unhealthy food, when they are online. The wellbeing and safety of Australians must be prioritised over commercial profits from online platforms’ harmful advertising practices.
The online world is a predatory marketing minefield but there are currently no protections for children and young people.
A new pilot study analysing screen recordings from young people’s online activity has found that companies are targeting them with ads for harmful products including alcohol, gambling and junk food.
This article was originally published on Women’s Agenda. About ten years ago I was at Parliament House in Canberra for meetings. At the time, I
Shopping at supermarkets for food and essential items is a necessary and everyday part of life for Australians. At a time when Australians are experiencing significant cost-of-living pressures, everyone should be able to access the lowest possible prices for groceries from supermarkets without being marketed to aggressively, having their data collected and tracked for targeted advertising, and being pushed to buy more. This is especially the case when it comes to the marketing of alcohol, a harmful and addictive product.
When Alex Bagnara boarded a plane with her longtime friend, she could never have imagined she would fly home next to an empty seat.
As the ways we use technology have changed, alcohol companies have developed new approaches to marketing their harmful products online.
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