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Consumer, Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Tell Congress That States Must Have Power to Safeguard Privacy

Posted January 7, 2019 / Campaign Updates, News, Privacy 0 0 0

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...

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National Data Privacy Legislation Must Include Civil Rights Protections, Enhanced Punishments for Violations

Posted November 15, 2018 / Campaign Updates 0 0 0

National 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...

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Facebook Wants Instagram to Know Where You and Your Children Are At All Times – A Dangerous Precedent

Posted October 5, 2018 / Campaign Updates, Facebook, News 0 0 0

Oct. 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...

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Unethical ploy by Kentucky Fried Chicken

Posted September 10, 2018 / Campaign Updates, News, Targeted Advertising 0 0 0

Unethical 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...

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Petition Delivery to Nestlé : Stop Putting Profits Before Health

Posted August 28, 2018 / Campaign Updates, Commercial Alert 0 0 0

Petition 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...

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Schools Should Remain a Sanctuary from Corporate Ads

Posted August 1, 2018 / Campaign Updates, News, School Advertising 0 0 0

July 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...

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Instagram’s New Video Feature at Risk of Violating FTC Advertising Rules

Posted July 2, 2018 / Campaign Updates, News, Social Media 0 0 0

June 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...

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Budweiser’s World Cup Ad Campaign on Snapchat Is Dangerous for Public Health

Posted June 20, 2018 / Campaign Updates 0 0 0

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...

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Public Citizen Urges Missouri School District to Reconsider Plans to Allow Marketing on School Properties, Websites and Apps

Posted May 9, 2018 / Campaign Updates, News, School Advertising 0 0 0

Public 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...

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ADS OR NOT? DJ KHALED FACES SCRUTINY OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS PLUGGING BOOZE BRANDS

Posted April 11, 2018 / Alcohol Advertising, Campaign Updates, News 0 0 0

ADS 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...

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Elimination of Alcohol Ads From New York City Public Transit System Is a Win for Public Health

Posted October 26, 2017 / Campaign Updates 0 0 0

Oct. 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...

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Federal Trade Commission Sends Warning Letters to 21 Instagram Influencers

Posted September 13, 2017 / Campaign Updates 0 0 0

New 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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