#childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact — Public Fediverse posts

Meta, US states have discussed settling teen social media harm case, Bloomberg News reports

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Google Plans to Roll Out Gemini A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13 - The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/technology/google-gemini-ai-chatbot-kids.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #googleinc #gemini

U.S. Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations - The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/02/technology/tiktok-doj-child-privacy.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #computersandtheinternet #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #justicedepartment #tiktok(bytedance) #musical.lyinc #socialmedia #privacy

How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety - The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users and misled the public... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/22/technology/zuckerberg-instagram-child-safety-lawsuits.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #childsexualabusematerial(csam) #computersandtheinternet #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #metaplatformsinc #attorneysgeneral #zuckerbergmarke #sherylsandberg #matchgroupinc. #instagraminc

Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback - One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people’s safety... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/technology/maryland-children-privacy-laws-technology.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #computersandtheinternet #netchoiceincorporated #tiktok(bytedance) #lawandlegislation #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #jaredsolmon #googleinc

DeSantis Vetoes Blanket Social Media Ban for Youths Under 16 - The statute, passed by the Florida Legislature last week, would have required sites like ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/technology/desantis-florida-ban-tiktok-instagram.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #firstamendment(usconstitution) #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #netchoicellc #instagraminc #desantisron #socialmedia #facebookinc #florida #privacy #meta

Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media - The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/business/florida-social-media-youths.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #ethicsandpublicpolicycenter #teenagersandadolescence #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #lawandlegislation #statelegislatures #tiktok(bytedance) #metaplatformsinc #youth

FTC suggests new rules to shift parents’ burden of protecting kids to websites - Enlarge (credit: JGI/Jamie Grill | Tetra images)

The Federal T... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1992613 #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #federaltradecommission #childrensprivacylaw #onlinedataprivacy #biometricdata #policy #coppa #ftc

U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children - The F.T.C. proposed sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday which could curb how social med... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/technology/ftc-regulation-children-online-privacy.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #consumerprotection #socialmedia #khanlina #privacy

U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children - The F.T.C. proposed sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday which could curb how social med... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/technology/us-regulators-propose-new-online-privacy-safeguards-for-children.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #consumerprotection #socialmedia #khanlina #privacy

U.S. Regulators Propose New Online Privacy Safeguards for Children - The F.T.C. proposed sweeping privacy changes on Wednesday which could curb how social med... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/business/us-regulators-propose-new-online-privacy-safeguards-for-children.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #socialmedia #khanlina #privacy

Meta Sued for Ignoring its Underage Kids Problem (Because Money) – Source: securityboulevard.com https://ciso2ciso.com/meta-sued-for-ignoring-its-underage-kids-problem-because-money-source-securityboulevard-com/ #ChildrensOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA) #DeepFakeandOtherSocialEngineeringTactics #ChildrensOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct #Won’tsomebodythinkofthechildren? #IdentityandAccessManagement #SecurityBoulevard(Original) #rssfeedpostgeneratorecho #onlinesafetyforchildren #RegulatoryCompliance

At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say - Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and “unlawfully” collected the... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/technology/instagram-meta-children-privacy.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #mobileapplications #childrensprivacy #instagraminc #socialmedia #privacy #meta

Meta Sued Over Features That Hook Children to Instagram, Facebook - More than three dozen states and the District of Columbia accused the tech giant of knowi... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/technology/states-lawsuit-children-instagram-facebook.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #childrensonlinesafety #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #internetaddiction #instagraminc #facebookinc #socialmedia #privacy #meta

YouTube Ads May Have Led to Online Tracking of Children, Research Says - YouTube’s advertising practices on kids’ channels could have resulted in companies tracki... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/technology/youtube-google-children-privacy.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #onlineadvertising #childrensprivacy #adalytics #youtube #privacy #google #coppa

Louisiana Passes Bill That Would Require Parental Consent for Kids’ Online Accounts - The measure would allow parents to cancel the contracts underlying their children’s accou... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/business/louisiana-consent-minors-online.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #surgeongeneral(us) #tiktok(bytedance) #childrensprivacy #schlegellaurie #instagraminc #socialmedia #robloxcorp #louisiana

Amazon to Pay $25 Million to Settle Children’s Privacy Charges - Regulators said the tech giant kept children’s Alexa voice recordings “forever,” violatin... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/31/technology/amazon-25-million-childrens-privacy.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #fines(penalties) #amazon.cominc #epicgames #privacy

States’ Push to Protect Kids Online Could Remake the Internet - New age restrictions for minors on sites like TikTok and Pornhub could also hinder adults... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/30/business/louisiana-kids-age-porn-law.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #ageverification #laurieschlegel #nadinestrossen #instagraminc #pornography #socialmedia #louisiana #pornhub #privacy #envoc

Epic Games, Creator of Fortnite, to Pay $520 Million Over Children’s Privacy - The creator of popular games like Fortnite and Rocket League violated children’s privacy ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/business/ftc-epic-games-settlement.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #fortnite(videogame) #privacy

Tech Trade Group Sues California to Halt Children’s Online Safety Law - NetChoice, whose members include Amazon, Google, Meta and TikTok, said the new law could ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/technology/netchoice-lawsuit-children-online-safety.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #childrensonlinesafety #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #newsomgavin #facebookinc #california #netchoice

FTC Accuses Chegg Homework Help App of ‘Careless’ Data Security - Chegg, a homework help app, exposed the data of 40 million users, including details about... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/31/business/ftc-chegg-data-security-legal-complaint.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #federaltradecommission #educationtechnology #illuminateeducation #mobileapplications #amazonwebservices #computersecurity #onlinelearning #chegginc #privacy #edtech

A Cyberattack Illuminates the Shaky State of Student Privacy - At a moment when education technology firms are stockpiling sensitive information on mill... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/business/student-privacy-illuminate-hack.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #educationdepartment(nyc) #cyberattacksandhackers #illuminateeducationinc #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #balderashectorhjr #computersecurity #education(k-12) #newyorkcity #pearsonplc #privacy

Weight Watchers App Gathered Data From Children, F.T.C. Says - Kurbo by WW, a weight loss app geared toward children, illegally collected data from user... - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/business/weight-watchers-data-children.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #weightwatchersinternationalinc #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #dietandnutrition #fines(penalties) #eatingdisorders #parenting

Google to Increase Privacy for Teenagers in Search and on YouTube - The tech giant becomes the latest to adopt tougher standards as the industry comes under ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/business/google-youtube-teenagers-privacy.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #onlineadvertising #socialmedia #facebookinc #googleinc #privacy

Disney and ad-tech firms agree to privacy changes for children’s apps. - The settlements of three class-action cases could prompt industrywide changes for apps an... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/technology/advertising-children-privacy.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #waltdisneycompany #subwaysurfers #childrensapps #viacomcbsinc #kidsapps #twitter #privacy #mopub

A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions - Three current and former employees expressed concerns about the Chinese-owned app’s safeguards for... - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/tiktok-underage-users-ftc.html #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #computersandtheinternet #federaltradecommission #childrenandchildhood #tiktok(bytedance) #computersecurity #musical.lyinc #microsoftcorp #socialmedia

Google faces state lawsuit alleging misuse of schoolkids’ private data - Enlarge / Students use Google Suite apps on computers in a classroom in Groton, Mass. on May 11, 20... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1655580 #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #googleeducation #education #newmexico #alphabet #children #policy #google #coppa

New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations - The lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products ... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/technology/new-mexico-google-lawsuit.html #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #chrome(operatingsystem) #consumerprotection #balderashectorhjr #education(k-12) #googleinc #privacy

YouTube decides it’s easier to treat all watchers of kids’ content as kids - Enlarge / A young child watches a laptop computer. (credit: Getty Images)
Congratulations, you'r... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1639187 #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #childrensonlineprotectionact #federaltradecommission #youtube #policy #coppa #ftc

Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge - Amazon played up its Echo Dot Kids device as a simple way for youngsters to converse with Alexa, t... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/technology/amazon-childrens-privacy-echo-dot-kids.html?partner=rss&emc=rss #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #regulationandderegulationofindustry #data-mininganddatabasemarketing #centerfordigitaldemocracy #computersandtheinternet #voicerecognitionsystems #artificialintelligence #privacy