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Ed Markey: “What does that do? Well, it says to all the television networks in America stop preying upon children, stop using all of…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2021
What does that do? Well, it says to all the television networks in America stop preying upon children, stop using all of your power in order to try to get young children in our country hooked on the products that are going to be sold.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the need to protect children from manipulative marketing.

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