The FTC is accepting complaints about the advertising, marketing, or sale of violent entertainment products to children online (select media violence in the line marked “Subject of Your Complaint”). To file a complaint now, click on the button to the right.

The agency is tracking complaints based on:

Content: You believe the content of the ad for an entertainment product is inappropriate or unacceptable for children.

Placement: You believe an ad for a video game, film, or recording is running at a time or in a place you think is directed to children. For example, you might complain about an ad in a children's magazine for an R-rated movie.

Ratings: You believe that the rating for a movie, video game, or recording is not an accurate reflection of the content it contains.

Cross-Marketing: You believe that a company is cross-marketing a violent entertainment product to a young audience. This might include marketing action figures from an R-rated movie to small children, or marketing a video game based on an R-rated movie to kids.

Products Sold to Children: You believe a child was sold, rented, or otherwise allowed to view an entertainment product, despite a rating that it may not be appropriate for children. This might include complaints about retail outlets that allow under-age children to buy music or games that are rated or labeled for an older audience, or theaters that allow under-age children to buy tickets to an R-rated film without a parent or guardian.