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Former University of Phoenix Students Will Receive Nearly $50 Million in University of Phoenix Deceptive Advertising Settlement

The Federal Trade Commission is sending approximately $50 million to former University of Phoenix students following a settlement over deceptive advertising accusations for UP, NBC News reported. This comes as part of a 2019 $191 million settlement over allegations the university ran advertisements falsely claiming relationships with companies such as AT&T, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Twitter. […]

March 26, 2021

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Montgomery College Pulls Ads From Facebook, Supports ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ Campaign

Montgomery College has pulled its advertising from Facebook for the month of July to signal support for Stop Hate for Profit, a coalition demanding Facebook adopt policies that restrict the spread of racist and White supremacist messages on the platform. Since most of Facebook’s profit comes through advertising, the coalition – which includes the Anti-Defamation […]

July 2, 2020

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Race, Power, Privilege in the Marketplace Are Focus of Interdisciplinary Network’s Research

A group of scholars has set out to change how marketing researchers understand how race, power and privilege affect marketplace policies and practices.

February 4, 2018