#childrensdata — Public Fediverse posts

#Meta Platforms agreed to a $16.68 billion #settlement with 29 #USstates over claims that #Facebook and #Instagram were designed to #addict #children, #misled #consumers about safety, and improperly collected #childrensdata. The settlement includes daily #usagelimits and #restrictions on nighttime usage for children on these platforms. Meta denied wrongdoing but will implement changes to address the concerns raised. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/meta-settles-with-us-states-over-social-media-harms-2026-08-26/?eicker.news #tech #news #ainews

FYI: FTC's 2026-2030 plan puts Big Tech, kids' data, and ad fraud in the crosshairs: The FTC published its FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan on April 3, 2026, setting enforcement priorities across antitrust, consumer protection, and children's online. https://ppc.land/ftcs-2026-2030-plan-puts-big-tech-kids-data-and-ad-fraud-in-the-crosshairs/ #BigTech #FTC #ChildrensData #AdFraud #ConsumerProtection

ICYMI: Reddit fined £14.47m by UK regulator over children's data failures: UK's ICO fines Reddit £14.47m for failing to verify users' ages and processing children's data without a lawful basis, marking a significant UK enforcement action. https://ppc.land/reddit-fined-14-47m-by-uk-regulator-over-childrens-data-failures/ #Reddit #ICO #DataProtection #ChildrensData #PrivacyLaw

TikTok removes 500k+ accounts in Italy after DPA order to block underage users - Video sharing social network TikTok has removed more than 500,000 accounts in Ital... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/WSXNVM8s_rc/ #europeandataprotectionboard #artificialintelligence #ageverification #childrensdata #europeanunion #socialnetwork #children #privacy #europe #policy #social #tiktok #italy #beuc

TikTok has until Friday to respond to Italy’s order to block users it can’t age-verify after girl’s death - TikTok has until Friday to respond to an order by Italy’s data protection agency to block users whos... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/6sik-nq_QKM/ #platformregulation #dataprotection #childrensdata #privacy #europe #tiktok #eu

Instagram’s handling of kids’ data is now being probed in the EU - Facebook’s lead data regulator in Europe has opened another two probes into its business empire — b... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/z2UUqEOWPbg/ #childrensdata #instagram #facebook #privacy #social #gdpr #dpc

YouTube hit with UK class action style suit seeking $3BN+ for ‘unlawful’ use of kids’ data - Another class action style lawsuit has been lodged against a tech giant in the UK alleging violation... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Cq_fDYiBy4c/ #advertisingtech #dataprotection #childrensdata #lawsuit #privacy #youtube #europe #social #google #gdpr