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Advocates urge US FTC to investigate digital media companies that target children

( December 5, 2019, 11:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A coalition of 31 advocacy groups says the US Federal Trade Commission should use its subpoena authority to obtain information from digital media companies that target children. The request for a 6(b) study comes as the FTC is reviewing its regulatory authority under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. "We need to know what Big Tech knows about our kids," said Josh Grolin, executive director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which organized with the Center for Digital Democracy a letter to all five FTC commissioners advocating for the investigation.Statement and document follow below:...

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