FTC Comes Down Hard on This Children’s App Developer for Alleged COPPA Violations
by The Federal Trade Commission has slapped a youth app creator with a $150,000 penalty for allegedly selling users’ data without parental consent…
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YouTube Music is Now Placing Weird Restrictions on Some Disney and ‘Make for Kids’ Songs
YouTube Music has enacted some strange restrictions on Disney and ‘Made for Kids’ song tracks, that are confusing listeners…
YouTube Kids Reportedly Considered Screening All Video Content but the CEO Rejected the Proposal
by Google subsidiary YouTube reportedly considered screening all content posted to YouTube Kids but ultimately decided against the proposal…
TikTok Parent Company, ByteDance, Sued for Collecting Data on Kids
TikTok parent corporation, Chinese-based ByteDance, is being sued for allegedly violating COPPA, for collecting data on children…
Instagram is Requiring New Sign-Ups to Provide their Age in Order to Join
Instagram will now ask new users to provide their dates of birth in order to join the service, to help create “age-appropriate experiences”…
Google to Pay $170 Million Settlement over Alleged Child Privacy Violations
by Google will pay the largest COPPA settlement to the Federal Trade Commission, for YouTube allegedly violating children’s privacy rights…
US Senator Asks the FTC to Look into YouTube’s COPPA Compliance Over its Advertising Targeting Kids
A United States Senator has sent a letter to the FTC, asking the agency to open an inquiry into YouTube over its advertising practices targeting kids…
Google and Apple Stores Drop Dating Apps After the FTC Issues Warnings about Underage Use
Both Google and Apple have removed three dating apps from their digital stores after the FTC warns of use by underage individuals…
Over 50% of Android Children’s Apps Violate COPPA
Over half of Android kids apps violate COPPA, a new report reveals, which finds apps collecting and sharing users’ data… A newly published study entitled, …