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The FTC Criticize Marketers of Violet Music, Movies and Video Games

FTC Renews Call to Entertainment Industry to Curb Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children Marketers of violent music, movies, and video games can do more to restrict the promotion of these products to children, according to the seventh in a series of Federal Trade Commission reports on marketing violent entertainment to children. “The Commission has been reviewing and reporting on the movie, music, and video game industries’ advertising and marketing practices relating… Read More

Category: CCFC, Entertainment, Family Tags: DVDs, Entertainment, Federal Trade Commission, Marketing, Parental Advisory Label, PG-13, Violence

It’s Official: Big Food Targets Kids

It’s Official: Big Food Targets Kids by Michele Simon It’s a rare day when I think the Federal Trade Commission has actually performed a valuable public service and lived up to its motto, “For the Consumer.” But last week, the agency charged with protecting us from unscrupulous marketers (among other corporate aggression) released a landmark report on food marketing to children. At the request of Congress, FTC subpoenaed 44 food and beverage… Read More