20 years ago US media moved tabloid and found that stories concerning dangers to children gave the highest ratings.
A separate tabloid universe of fake statistics was invented to maintain ratings, such as 400,000 missing children and 3 million child prostitutes.

Politicians and law enforcement had to compromise with this fake tabloid world in order to remain relevant. While the FBI insists there are 80 child stranger abductions per year, the Justice department has a working relationship with the fake organizations that raise funds based on fake statistics.

Anti-communism was 50% fake, anti-terrorism 90% fake and the US version of tabloid child danger 99% fake.

Laws and law enforcement followed the tabloids.
The child obesity epidemic is the direct consequence of 20 years of parents being over-protective.
In the last year the fake child protection rackets have come out with the sanctimonious line that it is not their intent to spread fear. That in fact is their whole function.

McDonalds and fast food has been around for 60 years.
What changed in the last 20 years in the artificial climate of fear surrounding terrorism and child danger, both fabricated by the tabloids and self-styled security experts.