DIGITAL
HEALTH
CDD is working to ensure the digital health field is accountable; privacy is respected, and that safeguards are in place for online health marketing.
DIGITAL
CONSUMER
CDD closely tracks the Digital Marketing industry to make the public, the media, and policymakers aware of their activities, in order to protect your consumer rights and online privacy.
DIGITAL
CITIZEN
CDD advocates for fair, equitable and just media and public sphere. We need limits on the use of commercial consumer data by political campaigns for voter targeting and voter suppression.
DIGITAL
YOUTH
CDD protects the interests of young people, and is committed to ensuring children and teens are treated fairly in the commercial online marketplace.
Leading child advocacy, health, and privacy groups call on FTC to Investigate Children’s Digital Media Marketplace Before Proposing any Changes to Privacy Protections for Children
EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 5, 2019 AT 12:01 AM Contact: Jeffrey Chester, CDD, jeff@democraticmedia.org, (202) 494-7100 Josh Golin, CCFC, josh@commercialfreechildhood.org; 617-896-9369
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The FTC’s Google/YouTube decision on children's privacy & digital marketing brings new safeguards, opportunities—and questions
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