Initiative to Protect Youth Mental Health, Safety & Privacy Online

The Center for Science in the Public Interest appreciates the opportunity to comment on the efforts of the Department of Commerce, the United States government’s Task Force on Kids Online Health and Safety, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to understand and address the emerging risks to the health, safety, and privacy of minors arising from the use of online platforms. This comment addresses the high levels of unhealthy food marketing children see online and the potential harms arising from this marketing.

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