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

Jun 2 2022

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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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Press Statement regarding FTC Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

May 20 2022

Press Statement regarding today’s FTC Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Jeff Chester, Executive Director, Center for Digital Democracy:
Date

Thursday, May 19, 2022
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Diverse Coalition of Advocates Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Kids and Teens Online

Mar 22 2022

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60 leading advocacy organizations say unregulated Big Tech business model is “fundamentally at odds with children’s wellbeing”
Contact:

David Monahan, Fairplay david@fairplayforkids.org

Jeff Chester, Center for Digital Democracy, jeff@democraticmedia.org, 202-494-7100

Diverse coalition of advocates urges Congress to pass legislation to protect kids and teens online
60 leading advocacy organizations say unregulated Big Tech business model is “fundamentally at odds with children’s wellbeing”
Date

Tuesday, March 22, 2022
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FTC Should Examine Microsoft-Activision Deal, Consumer, Privacy, Labor, Repair Groups Say

By: Jeff Chester | Mar 1 2022

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Microsoft's further expansion into gaming, data gathering, digital marketing must trigger close scrutiny, inc. impacts on gamers, youth
Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision-Blizzard raises serious red flags, Public Citizen, the Center for Digital Democracy, the Repair Association, the Communications Workers of America, and 11 additional groups said today in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Date

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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FTC Should Examine Microsoft-Activision Deal, Consumer, Privacy, Labor, Repair Groups Say

By: Jeff Chester | Mar 1 2022

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Microsoft's further expansion into gaming, data gathering, digital marketing must trigger close scrutiny, inc. impacts on gamers, youth
Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision-Blizzard raises serious red flags, Public Citizen, the Center for Digital Democracy, the Repair Association, the Communications Workers of America, and 11 additional groups said today in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Date

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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CDD Supports the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act

Jan 19 2022

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Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) Introduce Bill to Ban Surveillance Advertising
Washington, DC 1-18-2022
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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Leading Advocates Launch Push For Design Code To Protect Kids Online

Dec 2 2021

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Groups urge Congress to stop Big Tech’s manipulation of young people
BOSTON – Thursday, December 2, 2021 – Today a coalition of leading advocacy groups launched Designed With Kids in Mind, a campaign demanding a design code in the US to protect young people from online manipulation and harm. The campaign seeks to secure protections for US children and teens similar to the UK’s groundbreaking Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC), which went into effect earlier this year.

Date

Thursday, December 2, 2021
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Against surveillance-based advertising

Jun 23 2021

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CDD joins an international coalition of more than 50 NGOs and scholars in a call for a surveillance-based advertising ban in its Digital Services Act and for the U.S. to enact a federal digital privacy and civil rights law
International coalition calls for action against surveillance-based advertising

Date

Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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Advocates Ask FTC to Protect Youth From Manipulative “Dark Patterns” Online

May 28 2021

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Contact:

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

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

Advocates Ask FTC to Protect Youth From Manipulative “Dark Patterns” Online
Date

Friday, May 28, 2021
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“Big Food” and “Big Data” Online Platforms Fueling Youth Obesity Crisis as Coronavirus Pandemic Rages

May 12 2021

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New Report Calls for Action to Address Saturation of Social Media, Gaming Platforms, and Streaming Video with Unhealthy Food and Beverage Products

“Big Food” and “Big Data” Online Platforms Fueling Youth Obesity Crisis as Coronavirus Pandemic Rages

New Report Calls for Action to Address Saturation of Social Media, Gaming Platforms, and Streaming Video with Unhealthy Food and Beverage Products

Contact: Jeff Chester (202-494-7100) For Immediate Release

Washington, DC, May 12, 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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Press Statement RE FTC Announcement on New Study into the Data Collection Practices of Nine Major Tech Platforms and Companies

Dec 15 2020

Press Statement, Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), 12-14-20
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Why Californians Should Vote No on Proposition 24

Sep 24 2020

For Immediate Release

September 24, 2020

Contact: Jeff Chester (202-494-7100)

jeff@democraticmedia.org
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Advocates Call on TikTok Suitors to Clean Up Kids’ Privacy Practices

Sep 3 2020

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Groups had filed complaint at FTC documenting how TikTok flouts children’s privacy law, tracks millions of kids without parental consent.
Contact:

Katharina Kopp, CDD (kkopp@democraticmedia.org; 202-836-4621)

David Monahan, CCFC (david@commercialfreechildhood.org)

Advocates Call on TikTok Suitors to Clean Up Kids’ Privacy Practices

Groups had filed complaint at FTC documenting how TikTok flouts children’s privacy law, tracks millions of kids without parental consent.
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USDA Online Buying Program for SNAP Participants Threatens Their Privacy and Can Exacerbate Racial and Health Inequities, Says New Report

Jul 16 2020

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Digital Rights, Civil Rights and Public Health Groups Call for Reforms from USDA, Amazon, Walmart, Safeway/Albertson’s and Other Grocery Retailers - Need for Safeguards Urgent During Covid-19 Crisis

Contact: Jeff Chester

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                                                                                                Katharina Kopp
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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
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Supporting the Call for Racial Justice

Jun 5 2020

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Supporting the Call for Racial Justice

The Center for Digital Democracy supports the call for racial justice and the fight against police violence, against the systemic injustices that exist in all parts of our society – inferior educational opportunities; lack of affordable equitable health care; an unjust justice system; housing and employment discrimination; and discriminatory marketing practices.
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Groups Tell FTC to Investigate TikTok’s Failure to Protect Children’s Privacy

May 14 2020

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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
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Groups Say White House Must Show Efficacy, Protect Privacy, and Ensure Equity When Deploying Technology to Fight Virus

May 5 2020

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Fifteen leading consumer, privacy, civil and digital rights organizations called on the federal government to set guidelines to protect individuals’ privacy, ensure equity in the treatment of individuals and communities, and communicate clearly about public health objectives in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. There must be consensus among all relevant stakeholders on the most efficacious solution before relying on a technological fix to respond to the pandemic.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Susan Grant, CFA, 202-939-1003

May 5, 2020 Katharina Kopp, CDD, 202-836 4621

White House Must Act To protect privacy and ensure equity in responding to COVID-19 pandemic

Groups Tell Pence to Set Standards to Guide Government and Public-Private Partnership Data Practices and Technology Use
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Children’s privacy advocates call on FTC to require Google, Disney, AT&T and other leading companies to disclose how they gather and use data to target kids and families

Mar 26 2020

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Threats to young people from digital marketing and data collection are heightened by home schooling and increased video and mobile streaming in response to COVID-19

Contact:

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

Josh Golin, CCFC, josh@commercialfreechildhood.org, 339-970-4240

Children’s privacy advocates call on FTC to require Google, Disney, other leading companies to disclose how they gather and use data to target kids and families

Threats to young people from digital marketing and data collection are heightened by
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Advocates call on FTC to investigate manipulative design abuses in popular FIFA game

Press Statement regarding FTC Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

Diverse Coalition of Advocates Urges Congress to Pass Legislation to Protect Kids and Teens Online

FTC Should Examine Microsoft-Activision Deal, Consumer, Privacy, Labor, Repair Groups Say

FTC Should Examine Microsoft-Activision Deal, Consumer, Privacy, Labor, Repair Groups Say

CDD Supports the Banning Surveillance Advertising Act

Leading Advocates Launch Push For Design Code To Protect Kids Online

Against surveillance-based advertising

Advocates Ask FTC to Protect Youth From Manipulative “Dark Patterns” Online

“Big Food” and “Big Data” Online Platforms Fueling Youth Obesity Crisis as Coronavirus Pandemic Rages

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

Press Statement RE FTC Announcement on New Study into the Data Collection Practices of Nine Major Tech Platforms and Companies

Why Californians Should Vote No on Proposition 24

Advocates Call on TikTok Suitors to Clean Up Kids’ Privacy Practices

USDA Online Buying Program for SNAP Participants Threatens Their Privacy and Can Exacerbate Racial and Health Inequities, Says New Report

Groups tell FTC Influencer Marketing must be Regulated

Supporting the Call for Racial Justice

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

Groups Say White House Must Show Efficacy, Protect Privacy, and Ensure Equity When Deploying Technology to Fight Virus

Children’s privacy advocates call on FTC to require Google, Disney, AT&T and other leading companies to disclose how they gather and use data to target kids and families

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For Immediate Release	September 24, 2020
Contact: Jeff Chester (202-494-7100)	jeff@democraticmedia.org