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  • Advocates call on FTC to investigate manipulative design abuses in popular FIFA game

    Jun 2 2022

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    Sub-title

    Groups say FIFA: Ultimate Team preys on children’s vulnerability with loot boxes, “funny money

    Contact:

    David Monahan, Fairplay david@fairplayforkids.org
    Jeff Chester, CDD jeff@democraticmedia.org; 202-494-7100

    Advocates call on FTC to investigate manipulative design abuses in popular FIFA game
    Groups say FIFA: Ultimate Team preys on children’s vulnerability with loot boxes, “funny money”

    Date

    Thursday, June 2, 2022
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  • Call For an End to Manipulation, Exploitation, and Discrimination of Children and Teens via Surveillance Advertising

    Jan 26 2022

    Sub-title

    CDD and Advocates Call on the FTC to Begin Rulemaking to Prohibit Surveillance Advertising

    January 26, 2022

    Federal Trade Commission

    Office of the Secretary

    600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

    Washington, DC 20580

    Re: Comment on Petition for Rulemaking by Accountable Tech, FTC-2021-0070 

    INTRODUCTION

    Date

    Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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  • CDD Tells FTC It's Time to Regulate Commercial Surveillance Marketing

    By: Jeff Chester | Jan 26 2022

    Sub-title

    Documents 25 years of failures by agency to rein in practices that have eviscerated privacy and consumer protection in the U.S. and globally
    Authors

    Jeff Chester
    Date

    Wednesday, January 26, 2022
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  • CDD 2007 Warning to FTC on Threats to Democracy, Privacy and Consumers from Surveillance Marketing

    By: Jeff Chester | Jan 20 2022

    Sub-title

    Jeff Chester presentation illustrates agency failures to ensure equitable digital media system

    Transcript

    Ehavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting & Technology, Federal Trade Commission, November 1, 2007

    Authors

    Jeff Chester
    Date

    Thursday, January 20, 2022
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  • US PIRG & CDD Urge CFPB to Protect Consumers/Small Businesses in the "wild west" of Online Payments & Digital Platforms

    By: Jeff Chester | Dec 21 2021

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    Sub-title

    "Surveillance" Marketing meets what Google calls "embedded finance" online

    [excerpt]

    Date

    Tuesday, December 21, 2021
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  • Coalition calls on FTC to protect civil rights and privacy in data-driven commerce

    Aug 4 2021

    CDD joins 23 other public interest, consumer advocacy, and civil rights groups in a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission to protect civil rights and privacy in the digital economy by initiating a new rulemaking, creating an Office of Civil Rights, and committing more resources to enforce against unfair and deceptive practices.

    Date

    Wednesday, August 4, 2021
    Read more
  • Advocates Ask FTC to Protect Youth From Manipulative “Dark Patterns” Online

    May 28 2021

    Date

    Friday, May 28, 2021
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  • Advocates say Google Play continues to disregard children’s privacy law and urge FTC to act

    Apr 1 2021

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    Contact:

    Jeff Chester, CDD jeff@democraticmedia.org; 202-494-7100

    David Monahan, CCFC, david@commercialfreechildhood.org

    Advocates say Google Play continues to disregard children’s privacy law and urge FTC to act

    Date

    Wednesday, March 31, 2021
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  • Groups tell FTC Influencer Marketing must be Regulated

    Jun 24 2020

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    Contact: 

    Jeff Chester, CDD (jeff@democraticmedia.org; 202-494-7100) 

    David Monahan, CCFC (david@commercialfreechildhood.org;)

    Statement from Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and Center for Digital Democracy on Comments filed with FTC regarding Endorsement Guides

    Read more
  • Groups Tell FTC to Investigate TikTok’s Failure to Protect Children’s Privacy

    May 14 2020

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    Sub-title

    TikTok gathers data from children despite promise made to commission

    Contact:

    Jeff Chester, CDD (jeff@democraticmedia.org; 202-494-7100)

    David Monahan, CCFC (david@commercialfreechildhood.org;)

    Advocates Say TikTok In Contempt of Court Order   

    More kids than ever use the site due to COVID19 quarantine, but TikTok flouts settlement agreement with the FTC

    Read more
  • Statements by CDD, CCFC, AAP, and IPR on comments filed in response to the Federal Trade Commission’s review of COPPA

    Dec 12 2019

    Washington, December 11, 2019

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  • Leading child advocacy, health, and privacy groups call on FTC to Investigate Children’s Digital Media Marketplace Before Proposing any Changes to Privacy Protections for Children

    By: Jeff Chester | Dec 5 2019

    Sub-title

    Threats to young people from digital marketing and data collection must be analyzed to ensure meaningful safeguards under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

    EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 5, 2019 AT 12:01 AM

    Contact:

    Jeffrey Chester, CDD, jeff@democraticmedia.org, (202) 494-7100

    Josh Golin, CCFC, josh@commercialfreechildhood.org; 617-896-9369

    Leading child advocacy, health, and privacy groups call on FTC to Investigate Children’s Digital Media Marketplace Before Proposing any Changes to Privacy Protections for Children

    Authors

    Jeff Chester
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  • Leading child advocacy, health, and privacy groups call on FTC to Investigate Children’s Digital Media Marketplace Before Proposing any Changes to Privacy Protections for Children

    Dec 5 2019

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  • FTC complaints filed by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and Center for Digital Democracy lead to major changes for kids on YouTube

    Oct 8 2019

    Most parents can tell you the most popular website for kids is YouTube. But for years, while Google made millions luring children to YouTube, vacuuming up their sensitive information, and using it to target them with ads, Google told the Big Lie: “YouTube is not for kids. It says so right in our terms of service.”

    That has now changed, thanks to the advocacy of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the support of a coalition of advocacy groups.

    Read more
  • FTC Must Effectively Penalize Google for Violating COPPA Privacy law

    By: Jeff Chester | Jul 8 2019

    Sub-title

    Concern that FTC actions will not protect privacy for children on Google platforms; Digital ad giant must be held accountable

    Letter sent on June 3 2019 to Chairman Simons and FTC Commissioners in response to a call made by the Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood and CDD, represented by our attorneys from the Institute for Public Representation (IPR), Georgetown University Law Center with the commission.

    Authors

    Jeff Chester
    Read more
  • FTC must impose maximum fine and ensure Google’s YouTube business practices obey children’s privacy law, say groups

    Jun 25 2019

    Sub-title

    Google’s unprecedented violation requires an unprecedented FTC response and a 20-year consent decree to ensure Alphabet Inc. acts responsibly when it comes to serving children and parents; Google executives should also be held accountable.

    June 25, 2019

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  • Complaints filed Against Google, Inc. YouTube and Google Play, for Violating Children’s Privacy and Engaging in Deceptive Marketing Practices

    Jun 22 2019

    All Complaints filed by Institute for Public Representation on behalf of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, the Center for Digital Democracy, and others

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  • Advocates Demand FTC Investigation of Echo Dot Kids Edition, Amazon violates COPPA in many ways, including keeping data that parents believe they deleted

    May 9 2019

    Contact:

    Josh Golin, CCFC: josh@commercialfreechildhood.org; (617) 896-9369

    Jeff Chester, CDD: jeff@democraticmedia.org; (202) 494-7100

    Advocates Demand FTC Investigation of Echo Dot Kids Edition

    Amazon violates COPPA in many ways,

    Read more
  • Google Play Store Apps for Kids Threatens Privacy and Poses Other Harms - Groups call for FTC Action to Protect Children and Families

    Dec 19 2018

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    Contact:

    David Monahan, CCFC (david@commercialfreechildhood.org; 617-896-9397)

    Jeff Chester, CDD (jeff@democraticmedia.org; 202-494-7100)

    Apps which Google rates as safe for kids violate their privacy and expose them to other harms

    Read more
  • Child Advocacy and Consumer Groups Tell FCC to Keep Key TV Safeguards for Children

    Sep 25 2018

    September 25, 2018                                                                                                            Contact: Jeff Chester-202-494-7100

                                                                                                                                                David Monahan 617-896-9397

    For Immediate Release

    Child Advocacy and Consumer Groups Tell FCC to Keep Key TV Safeguards for Children

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