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Coalition of Nine Consumer Organizations Send Letters to About AdTech Report to Regulators and Congress

A coalition of nine organizations today sent letters to the Federal Trade Commission, Congress, and the Attorneys General of California, Oregon, and Texas today in order to bring their attention to a new report from the Norwegian Consumer Council about the adtech industry. This report, Out of Control: How Consumers are Exploited by the Adtech Industry, examines the adtech ecosystem behind 10 popular apps.

A joint press release from the coalition may be found here.

This report was also featured in articles in the NY Times and Consumer Reports today.