article_snippet.sent: Our children seem to spend an increasing amount of time online, actively engaging in social media, and the junk food and drink manufacturers are busy providing games, social networking apps and other tools to promote Our children brands in cyberspace where the adults often fear to tread.
article_snippet.sent: Yet more than 75 per cent featured child-friendly characters, competitions, downloads and links to social media apps that directly engaged with kids.
article_snippet.sent: This is because the internet regulations don't prevent our kids being targeted and manipulated in this way.
article_snippet.sent: This 21st century method of targeting our teens is a sneaky way of tapping into a 'screen-obsessed' generation.