Twenty Years of Successful Co-Regulation Under COPPA: A Model for Fostering Consumer Privacy

When Congress enacted the COPPA safe harbor provisions, its goal was to increase compliance by leveraging industry self-regulatory resources, thus protecting children. This paper examines how that provision arose, and how it has operated over the past two decades in complement with the entire COPPA framework to benefit children and parents, government, and businesses alike.

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Receivables Management Association International and BBB National Programs Announce New Accountability Service to Enhance the Receivables Management Certification Program

McLean, VA – February 6, 2024 – The Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) and BBB National Programs announced today that, effective March 1, 2024, BBB National Programs will independently administer the Remediation Committee for RMAI’s Receivables...

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BBB National Programs Announces 98 Distinguished Panel Pool Members for 2024 National Advertising Review Board

McLean, VA – January 9, 2024 – BBB National Programs today announced the 98 panel pool members of the 2024 National Advertising Review Board (NARB), the appellate body for the U.S. advertising industry’s system of self-regulation. 

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BBB National Programs Board of Directors Welcomes Three Esteemed New Board Members and Re-Elects Three Board Members

McLean, VA – December 18, 2023 – The Board of Directors of BBB National Programs today announced three new Board Members and the re-election of three returning Board Members for the 2023-2026 term.  

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Ferrara Joins the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative Pledge Program

McLean, VA – October 31, 2023 – The Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) welcomes Ferrara Candy Company as the newest participant in the food advertising pledge program.

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