Experts suggest evidence-based stories about harmful online marketing will drive policy action
Originally authored & published by ADM+S Centre, 24 April 2024
Researchers agree that compelling evidence-based stories about harmful digital marketing, and its impacts on people and society, are needed to prompt political action to address legal and regulatory gaps in online advertising.
This was one of the key learnings from Strategic Public Interest Litigation for Transparency and Accountability of Harmful Digital Marketing, a 2-day workshop supported by the Academy of Social Science in Australian (ASSA) Workshops Program.
Leading social science and socio-legal researchers, lawyers, and community advocacy groups joined the workshop to tackle issues of online advertising by harmful industries such as alcohol, unhealthy food, and gambling.