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
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
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
Protecting kids from online food ads
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Source: Benton Foundation
Digital marketing tactics revealed to FTC: Report at digitalads.org
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Source: Shaping Youth
Rein in food marketers?
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Source: NetFamilyNews

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