In The News

The DigitalAds team has produced several reports, including complaints to the FTC regarding deceptive food industry marketing practices. This page collects news related to those reports and complaints.

Crying foul over online junk food marketing

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Source: Businessweek

Online marketing boosts obesity

Saturday, May 19, 2007

Source: 901am

Childhood obesity gets boost from online marketing

Friday, May 18, 2007

Source: Marketing Vox

Marketers, it's your fault kids are fat

Friday, May 18, 2007

Source: WebProNews

Marketers target children, adolescents directly through social networking and new technologies

Friday, May 18, 2007

Source: Yahoo! Voices

FTC is urged to investigate digital food marketing to kids

Friday, May 18, 2007

Source: MediaPost

Group seeks regulations on digital food marketing to kids

Friday, May 18, 2007

Source: Marketing Vox

Center for Digital Democracy takes aim at digital food marketing to kids

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Source: ClickZ

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood statement on BMSG-CDD report: 'Interactive food & beverage marketing: Targeting children and youth in the digital age'

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Source: Common Dreams

Protecting kids from online food ads

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Source: Benton Foundation

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