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Georgetown Law

Are Apps Manipulating Kids? with Bridget O'Connell, Allegra Kauffman, and Rachel Johns, Georgetown Law

Commercialism
Created: 12/10/2018
Uploaded: 12/12/2018

In this Action Network webinar, Georgetown Law students Bridget O'Connell, Allegra Kauffman, and Rachel Johns discuss how apps for preschoolers use unfair tactics to lure kids into watching advertisements and making in-app purchases. A recent study from Dr. Jenny Radesky at the University of Michigan found that the most popular children's apps routinely target young kids with manipulative tactics.

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