By: Jeff Chester | Jan 20 2022
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Ehavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting & Technology, Federal Trade Commission, November 1, 2007
By: Jeff Chester | Dec 21 2021
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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.
May 28 2021
Apr 1 2021
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
Jun 24 2020
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
May 14 2020
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
Dec 12 2019
Washington, December 11, 2019
By: Jeff Chester | Dec 5 2019
EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 5, 2019 AT 12:01 AM
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
Dec 5 2019
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.
By: Jeff Chester | Jul 8 2019
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.
Jun 25 2019
June 25, 2019
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
May 9 2019
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,
Dec 19 2018
David Monahan, CCFC (david@commercialfreechildhood.org; 617-896-9397)
Apps which Google rates as safe for kids violate their privacy and expose them to other harms
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
By: Katharina Kopp | Jun 27 2018
CDD today joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and six other consumer groups in calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the misleading and manipulative tactics of Google and Facebook in steering users to “consent” to privacy-invasive default settings.
By: Katharina Kopp | May 25 2018
The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) respectfully urges the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to adopt regulations to ensure that voters will have meaningful transparency and control over the digital data and marketing practices used in elections today. The FEC must boldly act and use its legal authority and leadership position to enact—as well as recommend—much-needed safeguards.
