Consumer watchdog
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A consumer watchdog is an individual or organization that supports consumer rights; the term may refer to:
- Consumer organizationConsumer organizationConsumer organizations are advocacy groups that seek to protect people from corporate abuse like unsafe products, predatory lending, false advertising, astroturfing and pollution.Consumer organizations may operate via protests, campaigning or lobbying...
- Watchdog journalismWatchdog journalismWatchdog journalism aims to hold accountable public personalities and institutions, whose functions impact social and political life. The term "lapdog journalism", for journalism biased in favour of personalities and institutions, is sometimes used as a conceptual opposite to watchdog...
- Consumer Watchdog (Botswana), a private consumer rights advocacy group in Botswana
- Consumer Watchdog (USA)Consumer Watchdog (USA)Consumer Watchdog is a non-profit, progressive organization which advocates for taxpayer and consumer interests, with a focus on insurance, health care, political reform, privacy and energy....
, an organization that advocates for taxpayer and consumer interests in the United States