Apple Children’s Game Apps

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU)

The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a unit of the Advertising Self-Regulatory Council, is the advertising industry’s primary self-regulatory organization responsible for monitoring ad content – across all media channels…

Roblox rolls out new ad tools amid concerns around how companies market to children — the core users on the platform

Marty Swant & Alexander Lee, Digiday

It’s 10 p.m. Do You Know Where on Roblox Your Children Are?

Sam Biddle, New York Magazine – Intelligencer

NourishLife speak (Lifetrients)

TINA.org investigated NourishLife (which later changed its name to Lifetrients) and found that it was deceptively advertising a potentially harmful supplement called SpeechNutrients speak by, among other things, claiming it…

Kroger’s Infants’ and Children’s Acetaminophen Medications

TopCare Infants’ and Children’s Acetaminophen Medications

Equate Infant’s and Children’s Pain & Fever Acetaminophen

Rite Aid’s Infants’ and Children’s Acetaminophen Medications

Zarbee’s Children’s Sleep

Allegations: Products contain more melatonin than advertised

Rising caffeine levels spark calls for ban on energy drink sales to children

Kailyn Rhone, Reuters

Kraft Heinz Ramps Up Marketing to School Children, Drawing Some Criticism

Erika Wheless, Adage

RiseWell Children’s Toothpastes

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as containing safe and clean ingredients

Aquaphor Baby Healing Ointment and Children’s Healing Ointment

Allegations: Falsely marketing products as hypoallergenic when they contain the allergen lanolin alcohol

Roblox Criticized by Children’s Advertising Watchdog

Patrick Coffee, Wall Street Journal

Roblox

TINA.org found metaverse gaming platform rife with deceptive marketing.

Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media

TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten to speak at FTC workshop Wednesday.

Ryan ToysReview

TINA.org investigated one of the most viewed YouTube channels of all time – Ryan ToysReview (now known as Ryan’s World). This investigation revealed that the YouTube channel, which, at the…

Ryan’s Videos and Target Audience

When Privacy Concerns and Deceptive Marketing Issues Intersect

Why TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed changes to COPPA Rule but pushes for more.