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New Pressure on Google and YouTube Over Children’s Data

Posted September 24, 2018 / Data collection, Marketing to kids, News, Privacy, YouTube in Data collection, Marketing to kids, News, Privacy, YouTube 0 0 0

New Pressure on Google and YouTube Over Children’s Data The New York Times Sapna Maheshwari In the context of a growing national debate on tech and privacy, Google has come under increased scrutiny for how it may be tracking and targeting...

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YouTube stars encouraging children to eat more unhealthy food, study suggests

Posted May 29, 2018 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News, Social Media, YouTube in Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News, Social Media, YouTube 0 0 0

YouTube 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...

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These 42 Disney apps are allegedly spying on your kids

Posted August 8, 2017 / Data collection, Marketing to kids, News, YouTube in Data collection, Marketing to kids, News, YouTube 0 0 0

These 42 Disney apps are allegedly spying on your kids The Washington Post Brian Fung and Hamza Shaban The Walt Disney Co. secretly collects personal information on some of their youngest customers and shares that data illegally with advertisers...

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PewDiePie Incident Means More Scrutiny for Influencers

Posted February 16, 2017 / Influencer Marketing, News, Social Media, YouTube in Influencer Marketing, News, Social Media, YouTube 0 0 0

PewDiePie Incident Means More Scrutiny for Influencers The Wall Street Journal Mike Shields The very public downfall of YouTube’s top star, PewDiePie, is giving brands a good deal of pause over how they work with influencers to advertise their...

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Advertisers Can Now Target YouTube Ads Based on People’s Google Search Histories

Posted January 23, 2017 / News, Online Advertising, Privacy, YouTube in News, Online Advertising, Privacy, YouTube 0 0 0

Advertisers Can Now Target YouTube Ads Based on People’s Google Search Histories Advertising Age Garett Sloane Google is going to let advertisers target YouTube ads based on people’s search histories, giving brands a whole new...

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Ban Sought in U.S. for YouTube Ads ‘Masquerading’ as Kids’ Shows

Posted October 21, 2016 / News, Online Advertising, YouTube in News, Online Advertising, YouTube 0 0 0

Ban Sought in U.S. for YouTube Ads ‘Masquerading’ as Kids’ Shows Bloomberg Todd Shields Consumer privacy watchdogs asked U.S. regulators to stop Google and other companies from running online children’s programs laden with unlabeled...

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‘EvanTube’ YouTube Channels to Disclose Sponsored Videos as Advertising Following CARU Inquiry

Posted September 14, 2016 / News, YouTube in News, YouTube 0 0 0

‘EvanTube’ YouTube Channels to Disclose Sponsored Videos as Advertising Following CARU Inquiry Council of Better Business Bureaus The “EvanTube” YouTube Channels – EvanTubeHD, EvanTubeRAW and EvanTubeGaming – will include, going forward, an audio...

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