Hypnotization Of Advertising On Children

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Children are prone to have their minds subjigated to these hypnotizing television ads. We must start to regulate ads that are made to specifically target children. In most cirumstances ads will manipulate children into believing that they need the product beiong advertised, because of its flashy designs and popularity. I know this first hand as I was prey as a child several times, practically forcing my parents to buy me nonsense toys or video games.

Obviously there are two sides to this issue, and I am going to state it from the beggining that I am against these seemingly harmless ads. The passage from "Protect Children from Targeted Advertising" states "children under the age of twelve spend $28 billion a year." ,showing that ads

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