Policymakers around the world are attempting to pass legislation that addresses data privacy issues impacting kids and teens.

On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Final Rule updating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule, significantly expanding ...

Yet another legal case against the Chinese-owned social media company alleges it has been illegally hoovering up data on children. Reading time 3 minutes The tussle over TikTok continues. The U.S.

.In 2026, TikTok rolls out expanded parental controls and updated data management tools to respond to growing safety and ...

Choosing not to go to court over a complaint from the US Federal Trade Commission, Disney will instead pay out a $10 million settlement. The settlement is in regards to allegations that Disney enabled ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal judge has approved a settlement requiring The Walt Disney Co. to pay $10 million to resolve accusations that it violated federal children’s privacy protections by allowing ...

The Walt Disney Co. will pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it unlawfully collected personal data from children to enable targeted advertising on YouTube. In a ...

Disney has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty for allowing children's data to be collected on videos posted to YouTube. The Federal Trade Commission alleged that Disney failed to designate ...

Big Tech companies can still sidestep COPPA with a few key additions to their terms of service, an adjunct professor and AI founder writes.