This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Ban negative portrayals of healthy and normal body types in adverts
Too many adverts, particularly on social media, are taking normal and healthy bodies and then portraying them as unhealthy. It's creating increasingly unhealthy relationships people have with their bodies, and is decimating mental health amongst young people.
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We're living in a mental health crisis. I've seen adverts for weight loss targeted at 13 year olds, which is absolutely wrong. We need urgent action on advertising standards including on social media, so that companies producing and hosting adverts are held accountable for the damage this is causing.
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