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Walmart Deceptively Marketing to Kids on Roblox

Jan 24 2023

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Consumer Advocates Urge Action
Walmart Deceptively Marketing to Kids on Roblox

Consumer Advocates Urge Action
Date

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Advocates to FTC: Write rules to protect kids from harmful manipulative design online

Nov 17 2022

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At every turn, young people face tricks and traps to keep them online for hours and sharing sensitive data.
Contact:

David Monahan, Fairplay: david@fairplayforkids.org

Jeff Chester, Center for Digital Democracy: jeff@democraticmedia.org

Advocates to FTC: Write rules to protect kids from harmful manipulative design online
At every turn, young people face tricks and traps to keep them online for hours

and sharing sensitive data.
Date

Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Advocates urge Congress to push children’s internet protections across the finish line

Sep 13 2022

A coalition of more than 100 organizations is sending two letters to Congress urging action. A letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, from 145 organizations, urges them to advance KOSA and COPPA to full Senate votes. A letter addressed to House Energy and Commerce Chair Frank Pallone and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, from 158 organizations, urges them to introduce a House companion bill to KOSA.
Date

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Press Statement regarding today’s FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

Aug 11 2022

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Press Statement regarding today’s FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

Katharina Kopp, Deputy Director, Center for Digital Democracy:
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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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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

                                                                                                jeff@democraticmedia.org

                                                                                                202-494-7100

                                                                                                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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Walmart Deceptively Marketing to Kids on Roblox

Advocates to FTC: Write rules to protect kids from harmful manipulative design online

Advocates urge Congress to push children’s internet protections across the finish line

Press Statement regarding today’s FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding the Commercial Surveillance and Data Security

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

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