Dec. 13, 2018 Consumer, Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Tell Congress That States Must Have Power to Safeguard Privacy Lawmakers Must Not Support Data Lobby Push for Pre-Emption Congress should give states the room and the power to develop their own...
READ MORENational Data Privacy Legislation Must Include Civil Rights Protections, Enhanced Punishments for Violations Nov. 13, 2018 Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: Today, 34 civil rights...
READ MOREOct. 5, 2018 Facebook Wants Instagram to Know Where You and Your Children Are At All Times – A Dangerous Precedent Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: Published reports indicate that...
READ MOREUnethical ploy by Kentucky Fried Chicken September 9, 2018 It’s one thing to advertise to children. It’s another thing entirely to pay parents to turn their offspring into an advertisement. But that’s what Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is doing...
READ MOREPetition Delivery to Nestlé : Stop Putting Profits Before Health Recent reports have exposed what we have known for years: Infant formula is big business, and less breastfeeding means more profits for industry. That’s why the infant formula...
READ MOREJuly 31, 2018 Schools Should Remain a Sanctuary from Corporate Ads Public Citizen Urges Massachusetts High School to Not Allow Corporate Advertising on School Properties, Websites and Apps WASHINGTON, D.C. – Andover High School should maintain...
READ MOREJune 21, 2018 Instagram’s New Video Feature at Risk of Violating FTC Advertising Rules Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: This week, Instagram released a new video app, IGTV, which allows...
READ MOREJune 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 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 MOREADS OR NOT? DJ KHALED FACES SCRUTINY OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS PLUGGING BOOZE BRANDS AdAge E.J. Schultz A collection of watchdog groups has done the impossible: They slowed down DJ Khaled’s brand plugs on social media, at least for alcohol...
READ MOREOct. 25, 2017 Elimination of Alcohol Ads From New York City Public Transit System Is a Win for Public Health Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: Today, New York City’s Metropolitan...
READ MORENew Instagram Influencer Warning Letters Following up on the more than 90 educational letters FTC staff sent to social media influencers and brands in April of this year, the staff has sent warning letters to 21 of the influencers previously...
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