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With children's screen time on the rise during the lockdown, concerns around their exposure to marketing and data collection practices online are on the rise, explains WFA Senior Policy Manager, Rebecka Allén.
The EU Pledge is a voluntary initiative by leading food and beverage companies to change the way they advertise to children.
WFA discussion paper on the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held on 19 February in Brussels.
The report was informed by a Commission of child and adolescent health experts from around the world
This document lays out key WFA priorities for the AVMSD Transposition.
This webinar covers regulatory trends that may fundamentally restrict food and beverage companies’ longer term ability to connect with consumers in key markets around the globe.
Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held on November 27, 2019 in Brussels
Hear from Max Bleyleben, Managing Director & Chief Privacy Officer at SuperAwesome, on how the latest regulatory trends are transforming online marketing to children and younger audiences.
Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held on September 18th, 2019 in Brussels
Social media companies have been slow to grasp the thorny issue of kids using their platforms. YouTube’s latest announcement of new measures suggests a much-needed change in approach, and will hopefully result in concrete actions with other platforms following suit, says Rebecka Allén
Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held on July 10th, 2019 in Washington D.C.
Overview of the Digital Governance Exchange (DGX) meeting held on June 13th, 2019 in Singapore
Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held on May 8th, 2019 in Brussels
Overview of the Responsible Advertising and Children (RAC) Programme meeting held on February 27th, 2019 in Brussels
The WFA policy team share their predictions for what the next 12 months hold for brands.
Presentations and meeting overview from WFA's Responsible Advertising and Children meeting on November 21, 2018.
Heavy-handed attempts to restrict the marketing to children of foods high fat, salt and sugar are increasingly impacting brands’ ability to connect with older audiences. Restrictions in Chile have gone so far that some companies have exited the market. UK regulators are talking about watershed bans. Canada is developing far-reaching restrictions of their own. Regulators in countries as diverse as India, Israel, South Africa and Australia have been inspired by the Chilean restrictions… brands are under pressure the world over to come up with credible alternatives to statutory controls.
If food and alcohol marketers were looking for some regulatory respite, the UN was a good place to be last month, says Will Gilroy
This one-pager provides a checklist of things to keep in mind when marketing to kids online, in line with the letter and the spirit of the GDPR.
Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), companies engaging with kids online require parental consent for the processing of children’s data. These documents cover vital information on how to ensure compliance with GDPR when engaging with children online.