The ABCs of how online ads can impact children’s well-being

This article outlines how online advertising can harm children by normalizing inappropriate content, distorting perceptions of reality and body image, encouraging unhealthy consumption, driving in-app spending, and exposing them to security and privacy risks such as malvertising, phishing, and excessive tracking; it recommends mitigations including open dialogue, parental oversight, robust cybersecurity practices, and parental control tools to create safer digital experiences.