YouTube asks the FTC to elucidate how video creators will have to conform to COPPA ruling

YouTube is looking the U.S. Federal Industry Fee for additional rationalization and higher steerage to assist video creators know how to conform to the FTC’s pointers set forth as a part of YouTube’s agreement with the regulator over its violations of kids’s privateness rules. …
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 FTC’s guidelines set forth as part of YouTube’s settlement with the regulator over its violations of children’s privacy laws. …Original article
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