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In virtual worlds, child avatars need protecting -- from each other

 

McDonald's Promotes Olympic Sponsorship with New Menu Items, Kids’ Program

 

Burger King Readies Apple Fries Sampling, New Kids Meal Push

 

To Build a Young-Adult Crowd, ABC Family Gets More Physical

 

Grand theft summer vacation

 

Ads Give Moviegoers Chance to Interact

 

Studios Push Summer Movies with Pizza Promotions

 

Perfect storm: Kids, phones, ads, free

 

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CCFC June News

 

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CCFC Responds to FCC NRPM on Product Integration; Calls for Greater Protections for Children

 

In response to yesterday’s decision by the FCC to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on product integration in television programming, we have issued the following statement:  Continue reading> | More info>
 

 

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Stop the Marketing of Violent PG-13 Movies to Preschoolers

 

Burger King Iron Man toy giveaways for preschoolers. Indiana Jones Lunchables. This summer's violent PG-13 blockbusters are being marketed to young children. The MPAA could stop this onslaught, but they won't.  More info | Tell the MPAA>

 

CCFC Urges Adoption of Democratic Platform Plank on Marketing to Children

 

CCFC sent a letter to the Democratic Platform Committee urging them to adopt “a plank committing to protect our nation’s children from the excesses of our marketing-driven media culture.”  More info>

 

Disney No Longer Marketing Baby Einstein Videos as Educational

  

As a result of CCFC’s Federal Trade Commission complaint, Baby Einstein has completely redesigned its website and is no longer making educational claims about its DVDs and videos. More info>

 

Learn What You Can Do to Stop BusRadio

 

BusRadio forces children to listen to commercial radio broadcasts on school buses around the country.  BusRadio boasts that it will “take targeted student marketing to the next level” and provide companies with a “captive audience.” More info>

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