FTC: Violent Ads Still Reaching Kids

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Movie studios continue to advertise violent, R-rated films and DVDs on TV programs where teens make up a large percentage of the audience, according to a Federal Trade Commission report released last week, its fifth on this topic since September 2000. Among the other findings: While the record industry reduced ads for music with parental-advisory labels in print media popular with teens, it continued to place ads on TV shows with large teen audiences.

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