U.S. Senator and consumer advocacy groups urge FTC to take action on YouTube’s alleged COPPA violations

The groups in the back of a push to get the U.S. Federal Industry Fee to analysis YouTube’s alleged violation of children’s privacy law, COPPA, have in recent years submitted a brand spanking new letter to the FTC that lays out the appropriate sanctions the groups want the FTC to now take. The letter comes fast…
The groups behind a push to get the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate YouTube’s alleged violation of children’s privacy law, COPPA, have today submitted a new letter to the FTC that lays out the appropriate sanctions the groups want the FTC to now take. The letter comes short…Original article
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  1. "Last September, YouTube began testing a new feature called profile cards, which showed a users public information and comment history on the current channel". (January 15, 2020)
  2. "Ahead of the official announcement of an FTC settlement which could force YouTube to direct under-13-year-old users to a separate experience for YouTube’s kid-friendly content, the company has quietly announced plans to launch its YouTube Kids service on the web". (August 28, 2019)
  3. "A new study on kids app usage and habits indicates a major threat to YouTubes dominance, as kids now split their time between Googles online video platform and other apps, like TikTok, Netflix, and mobile games like Roblox". (June 4, 2020)
  4. "People love to share YouTube videos among their friends, which is why in mid-2017 YouTube launched a new in-app messaging feature that would allow YouTube users to private send their friends videos and chat within a dedicated tab in the YouTube mobile app". (August 21, 2019)
  5. "YouTube is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for further clarification and better guidance to help video creators understand how to comply with the FTCs guidelines set forth as part of YouTubes settlement with the regulator over its violations of childrens privacy laws". (December 10, 2019)
  6. "Facebook this morning announced a series of new rules designed to further penalize those who violate its community standards, specifically around Facebook Groups. It also introduced rules meant to crack down on the spread of misinformation through these more private networks". (September 17, 2020)
  7. "Earlier this summer, YouTube announced its plans for a new AR feature for virtual makeup try-on that works directly in the YouTube app". (August 15, 2019)
  8. "Google announced today the launch of Shopping ads on YouTube, which lets brands advertise their products and services right in the YouTube home feed and search results". (November 5, 2019)
  9. "Kid-friendly YouTube content now has its own website, youtubekids.com". (August 30, 2019)
  10. "YouTube in September announced a $100 million fund to invest in new childrens video content, following its $170 million settlement with the FTC over childrens privacy law violations". (February 5, 2020)
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