Teen magazines are sexualising readers, says watchdog. Teenage magazines are to blame for the "early sexualisation" of their young readers and are failing to uphold their own guidelines on content, the Government's consumer watchdog has claimed.
Ed Mayo, chief executive of Consumer Focus, said the magazines were "pushing the envelope" and warned that parents would be shocked by much of the content.
A study by The Sunday Telegraph of several magazines aimed at teenage girls found that they contained sexually explicit material that was possible in line with the industry's advertising code.
Front has attacked the magazines' self-regulatory body as "toothless" and has called for an independent organization to monitor the publications that are read by children as young as 11
"All the complaints we receive from readers are carefully checked against our policy, and we respond accordingly. Many of the features in these magazines are written in response to questions they receive from their readers."
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