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Disney to Pay $10 Million Fine After FTC Says It Allowed Data Collection on Kids
Disney's $10 million settlement addresses improper labeling of over 300 YouTube videos, which allowed data collection from children under 13, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.
- The Walt Disney Co. will pay $10 million to settle allegations over the improper labelling of children-focused videos on YouTube.
- According to the FTC complaint, Disney allegedly violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule by failing to properly label the videos as 'Made for Kids', enabling the collection of data from children under 13.
- Disney has agreed to create and implement a program to review whether videos posted to YouTube should be designated as 'Made for Kids', unless YouTube implements age assurance technologies or removes the 'Made for Kids' labeling option.
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Disney Pays $10M in FTC Child Privacy Settlement
The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission that it violated federal law by enabling the unlawful collection of personal data from children under 13 who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube. The settlement, announced Sept. 2, requires Disney to overhaul its process for designating videos on the platform and comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, known as the COPPA…
Disney fined $10M by FTC for mislabeling kids' videos on YouTube
In a complaint filed Tuesday, the FTC alleged that two Disney affiliates – Disney Worldwide Services and Disney Entertainment Operations – violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule by failing to flag certain YouTube videos as "made for kids." According to the agency, these lapses exposed children under 13 to...Read Entire Article
Disney to pay $10 million over violations on YouTube channels, lawsuit says
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Disney has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), accusing the entertainment giant of violating federal children’s privacy laws by improperly labeling child-directed content on YouTube and enabling targeted advertising without parental consent, media outlets reported.
Disney to pay $10M over allegations of unlawfully collecting data on kids on YouTube
Disney will pay millions of dollars in fines to settle a lawsuit by the FTC over allegations the entertainment giant collected troves of private data on young users on YouTube without prior parental controls.
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