TikTok willno longer allowchildren under 13 to upload videos, leave comments, build a profile, or send messages, aftera settlement with the Federal Trade Commission todayrequired the company to come into compliance with a federal children’s privacy law. The changes take effect today fo...
For example, in 2020, a tea company agreed to pay a $1 million settlement after the FTC found it had misled consumers by not disclosing payments to influencers promoting its products. There is also the risk of consumer backlash. In 2023, the FTC issued warning letters to TikTok and ...
Prior to Google's settlement, the largest civil FTC penalty for a children's data-privacy case was a$5.7 million for a case in Februaryinvolvingsocial media app TikTok. But critics say Wednesday's settlement still amounts to a drop in the bucket for Google, whose parent company Alphabet was...
In 2020, installations of TikTok have boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic as consumers seek entertaining video content. To alleviate any security concerns, the TikTokTransparency Centermoderates data practices. By nature, TikTok content is fast-paced and growing, making ads that don’t meet the gu...
Less than a year after TikTok's US launch, the popularity of its stars at VidCon shows that it's poised to dominate the American social media landscape— Anaheim, Calif.—Last night, YouTube hosted its annual VidCon party, in one of the Anaheim Convention Center's large halls … ...
platform. In the wake of the revelations, senators grilled executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat about what they're doing to ensure young users' safety in the wake of suicides and other harms to teens attributed by their parents to their usage of the platforms.The recent tide of ...
Facebook has agreed to a $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its numerous “privacy missteps." Once it goes through, this would be the largest FTC fine for a major technology company – and a huge chunk of cash for the worl
Musical.ly, which is now known as TikTok, allows users to create videos and sync them with music or audio clips, and since 2014 about 65 million people in the U.S. and 200 million people worldwide have downloaded the app. Until July 2017, the company didn’t ask for a user’s age...
While the FTC is nearing the end of its investigation into TikTok, after referring the case to the DOJ, the department has 45 days to decide whether to pursue the settlement or lawsuit on the FTC’s behalf or send it back for the agency to litigate. That process complicates the time fra...
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