June 18, 2018 Budweiser’s World Cup Ad Campaign on Snapchat Is Dangerous for Public Health Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: This week, Budweiser is rolling out a new campaign on Snapchat...
READ MORE‘Impenetrable’ World of Student Data Brokers a Major Concern, Study Says Education Week Benjamin Herold The K-12 world is subject to a murky marketplace of commercial data brokers who traffic in sensitive information involving...
READ MOREUS blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks ABC News JAMEY KEATEN AND MARIA CHENG The Trump administration has torpedoed a plan to recommend higher taxes on sugary drinks, forcing a World Health Organization panel to back off the...
READ MORER.I. lawmakers pass bill to ban advertising unhealthy foods on school property 7 News Boston Lawmakers in Rhode Island passed legislation that will forbid advertising unhealthy foods and drinks on school property. The House of Representatives...
READ MOREYouTube stars encouraging children to eat more unhealthy food, study suggests Mirror Social media stars could be encouraging youngsters to eat more unhealthy food and drink, a new study suggests. Research found that children who watch popular...
READ MOREAmazon Echo recorded a couple’s conversation, then sent audio to someone they know Los Angeles Times HAMZA SHABAN Apparently, one of the Amazon.com Inc. Alexa-powered Echo devices in their home had silently sent recordings to the caller...
READ MOREChild campaigners to Zuckerberg: scrap Messenger Kids The Guardian Samuel Gibbs More than 21,000 child health advocates are petitioning Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to “pull the plug” on the company’s Messenger Kids app aimed at under...
READ MOREPublic Citizen Urges Missouri School District to Reconsider Plans to Allow Marketing on School Properties, Websites and Apps WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Wentzville School District should reverse its plan to allow corporate advertising on school...
READ MOREAs GDPR looms, marketers demand GDPR compliance from tech and media suppliers Digiday Seb Joseph For once in media, advertisers and publishers are on the same page. Like publishers, advertisers are racing to purge their supply chains of ad tech...
READ MOREFTC, FDA Take Action Against Companies Marketing E-liquids That Resemble Children’s Juice Boxes, Candies, and Cookies Federal Trade Commission As part of ongoing efforts to protect youth from the dangers of nicotine and tobacco products, today...
READ MOREUS agency cracks down on Juul e-cigarette popular in schools Boston Globe Matthew Perrone Federal health officials Tuesday announced a nationwide crackdown on underage use of a popular e-cigarette brand following months of complaints from...
READ MOREWhat If We Didn’t… advertise food to children? Mic Kate Bratskeir Ba-da-ba-ba-bah, I’m lovin’ it. Can you think back to the first time you heard this little ditty? The McDonald’s jingle debuted in 2003, crooned by newly solo artist Justin...
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