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FTC orders ByteDance, Facebook, Snap and others to clarify what they do with consumer information

The FTC is ordering the companies in the back of a number of the most important social and video platforms to clarify how they use the treasure troves of information they harvest from shoppers. Amazon, TikTok owner ByteDance, Facebook, WhatsApp, Discord, Reddit, Snap, Twitter and YouTube were all sent the order, with a deadlin…
The FTC is ordering the companies behind many of the largest social and video platforms to explain how they use the treasure troves of data they harvest from users. Amazon, TikTok owner ByteDance, Facebook, WhatsApp, Discord, Reddit, Snap, Twitter and YouTube were all sent the order, with a deadlin…

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