The Teenage Magazine Arbitration Panel is a British

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

industry self-regulatory body that creates

guidelines A guideline is a statement by which to determine a course of action. A guideline aims to streamline particular processes according to a set routine or sound practice. Guidelines may be issued by and used by any organization (governmental or pri ...

related to magazines where more than 25 per cent of the readership are aged under 16. The panel's guidelines state "readers will always be encouraged to take a responsible attitude to sex". From its inception in 1996 through 2009, the panel has ruled on only three complaints. Author Sue Palmer has called TMAP a "toothless watchdog."

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TMAP
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