Most people don’t know what these labels really mean − and advertisers take advantage of that fact.
Until the age of nine, children struggle to distinguish adverts from TV shows.
Spoof advertising, rooted in environmental concerns, use humour and poetry to grab attention.
Subvertising campaigns are often funny, but they also aim to make a wider point about the unsustainable excesses of consumerism. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
US study shows environmental messages can put conservative consumers off trying and buying plant-based products.
Politicians and their campaigns use a lot of methods, including manipulation and deception, to persuade you to vote for them and give them money. AI promises to make those attempts more effective.
Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist explains how these ad networks work.
Ads use music, colour and emotion to stress the sustainability of what they’re selling: even when the reality isn’t as attractive.
Tests found PFAS in school uniforms, pillows, upholstered furniture and several other items that are often next to children’s skin and near their noses and mouths.
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