- Senators Grill TikTok, Snap, YouTube: 'The Bar Is In The Gutter'
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Senators on Tuesday confronted executives from TikTok, Snap and YouTube with horror stories about young people and social media. ...
- House Republicans Want YouTube, TikTok, Snap To Turn Over Research About Minors
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 25, 2021
Republican lawmakers are asking the companies for internal research related to their products' effect on the mental health of children and teens. ...
- FTC Urged To Police Teen Privacy On Instagram, YouTube, Other Tech Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 8, 2021
"The need to protect young people from privacy threats online is more urgent than ever," Sen. Ed Markey and Reps. Kathy Castor and Lori Trahan said Friday in a lett ...
- Trend Watch: Sportswear Sales Rise, Apparel Supplants Food As No.1 Teen Purchase
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, October 6, 2021
"We think it's worth noting that total demand for clothing/footwear today is actually higher than it was pre-COVID," says analyst. ...
- Facebook Puts Brakes On Instagram Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 27, 2021
Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a blog post: "This will give us time to work with parents, experts, policymakers and regulators, to listen to their concerns, and to demonstra ...
- Confronting The Hypocrisy Of Advertising On Instagram And Facebook
Digital News Daily, Barry Lowenthal - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Can we, in good conscience, continue to recommend platforms that directly and negatively impact the mental health of our youth? Platforms should be responsible for helping users feel better abo ...
- Lawmakers Urge Facebook To Halt Plans To Launch New Platforms For Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 15, 2021
A trio of Democratic lawmakers are urging Facebook to immediately cease efforts to launch a version of Instagram for children, given a new report about company research into the service ...
- Google Ads To Block Targeting Based On Age, Gender, Interests For Kids
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Google Ads in the coming months will expand its safeguards to prevent age-sensitive ad categories from serving up to people under 18 as more schools, classes, and meetups are he ...
- YouTube, Hasbro And Others Defeat Children's Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 3, 2021
A federal judge on Monday officially dismissed a class-action complaint accusing YouTube and other companies of violating children's privacy, paving the way for an appellate court to intervene in t ...
- General Motors, Ford Focus On Safe Teen Driving
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Saturday, July 31, 2021
Despite fewer vehicles on the road during the pandemic, traffic crash fatalities are estimated to have reached a 13-year high in 2020. ...
- American Eagle, GapKids Say Individualism Is In For Back-To-School
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, July 29, 2021
Both campaigns focus on kids' pent-up eagerness to get back on the bus -- and their desire to forge their own style. ...
- New Bill Would Ban Behavioral Targeting Of Minors
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 29, 2021
The Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act, introduced Thursday by Rep. Kathy Castor, would prohibit companies that appeal to users under 18 from serving ads ...
- Facebook To Prohibit Companies From Serving Behaviorally Targeted Ads To Minors
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Facebook plans to prohibit advertisers from targeting ads to users under 18 based on their activity on websites and apps, as well as their expressed interests. Instead, the company wi ...
- Judge Dismisses Children's Privacy Claims Against YouTube, Leaves Door Open For Suit By Teens
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Saturday, July 3, 2021
A federal judge has again dismissed claims that YouTube, Hasbro, Cartoon Network and other companies violated children's privacy by allegedly tracking them in order to serve them with targeted ...
- AB InBev, Diageo, MolsonCoors In Cross-Hairs Of Underage Drinking Study
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Les Luchter - Monday, June 14, 2021
It's the first estimate in nearly two decades of the monetary value of underage alcohol consumption, and first ever to attribute such drinking to specific brands. ...
- Winning The War For Teen Talent
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Thursday, June 10, 2021
Brands that best recruit and retain young workers will gain employees, customers and fans for life. ...
- How Brands Can Honor Grads
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Thursday, May 13, 2021
For example, sponsor makegood trips: Those with a Class of 2020 diploma (and any others in their party) should enjoy a 20% discount. ...
- Bipartisan Bill Would Require Opt-In Consent To Track Teens Under 16
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 11, 2021
A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday would restrict online companies' ability to use behavioral targeting techniques on users younger than 16. ...
- Advocates Call For New Curbs On Junk-Food Marketing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 12, 2021
The U.S. "has continued to rely on an outdated self-regulatory model that does not take into account the full spectrum of Big Data and AdTech practices in today's contemporary digit ...
- Teens Tune Out of Pro Sports
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Friday, May 7, 2021
What can marketers learn from sports leagues' efforts to win back teen fans? ...
- Teen Passions: Chick-fil-A, Amazon, Racial Justice
Marketing Daily - Top of the News, Sarah Mahoney - Friday, April 9, 2021
Gen Z is back under the microscope, with new research from Piper Sandler highlighting important changes in way teens are looking at brands. ...
- Watch Your Tone When Talking To Teens
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Monday, April 5, 2021
A new language is emerging online to address ambiguity in online communication: tone indicators. ...
- Children's Healthcare Atlanta Calls In The Pros
Out to Launch, Larissa Faw - Thursday, March 25, 2021
The creative reminds parents teens need specific medical treatment. ...
- How Brands Can Combat Teen Loneliness
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Thursday, March 11, 2021
For one, brands can connect consumers with causes, empowering them to give back to their communities. ...
- 'Teen Vogue' EIC Deserves Chance At Redemption After Racist Tweets
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, March 10, 2021
McCammond's remarks about Asian Americans have come back to haunt her. It's a reminder of the permanency of social media. ...
- Teens Tune Out of Pro Sports
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Sunday, February 14, 2021
What can marketers learn from sports leagues' efforts to win back teen fans? ...
- Teens Take Over The Stock Market
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Thursday, February 11, 2021
What can brands learn from this new world of massively multiplayer gaming and investing? ...
- Watch Your Tone When Talking To Teens
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
A new language is emerging online to address ambiguity in online communication: tone indicators. ...
- FTC Launches Broad Online Privacy Investigation
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 14, 2020
The FTC on Monday launched an investigation into "dangerously opaque" online pratices by demanding detailed information from Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, YouTube and others about how they gather data about consume ...
- Teens Tune Out of Pro Sports
Marketing Insider, Aaron Paquette - Thursday, December 10, 2020
What can marketers learn from sports leagues' efforts to win back teen fans? ...
