Category: <span>FTC</span>

Facebook Promises Privacy Reform. Critics Aren’t Convinced

Additionally, Protti says that the privacy reviews include examinations of topics like transparency, user controls, and data retention policies where…

AT&T, FTC, Government, Lawsuit, Mobile, Throttling

AT&T will pay $60 million over fake unlimited data ‘bait and switch scam’ – TechCrunch

AT&T is being punished at last for its shady claims of plans with “unlimited data” but were in reality nothing…

Creators, Family, FTC, Kids, Media, original content, parents, Videos, Youtube

YouTube to spend $100M on original children’s content – TechCrunch

Creators of child-directed content will be financially impacted by the changes required by the FTC settlement, YouTube admitted today. The…

Children, FTC, video streaming, Youtube, youtube kids

YouTube Kids is branching off with a separate website

YouTube is bringing the children’s version of its video streaming platform, currently available only as a mobile app, to the…

Children, coppa, FTC, Kids, Media, parents, TC, Video, Videos, Youtube, youtube kids, Youtube Videos

Ahead of FTC ruling, YouTube Kids is getting its own website – TechCrunch

Ahead of the official announcement of an FTC settlement, which could force YouTube to direct under-13-year-old users to a separate…

Facebook, FTC, Social Media Companies, Tech

Facebook is under another FTC investigation

Facebook was just slapped with a record-breaking fine for privacy violations, but its regulatory headaches are far from over. The…

Antitrust, Facebook, FTC, Social, TC

Facebook says it’s under antitrust investigation by the FTC – TechCrunch

Facebook’s investors were not fazed by the announcement of a $5 billion FTC fine after baking it into share price…

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Following record FTC fine, Facebook stock pops on Q2 earnings beat – TechCrunch

Hours after receiving a record $5 billion FTC fine on privacy violations, Facebook delivered a Q2 earnings beat with revenue…

Facebook Apps, facebook privacy, Facebook Security, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Hacking News, online privacy

Facebook Agrees to Pay $5 Billion Fine and Setup New Privacy Program for 20 Years

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today officially confirmed that Facebook has agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine over…

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FTC also sues Cambridge Analytica, settles with former CEO and app developer – TechCrunch

As part of the investigation against Facebook’s privacy lapses, the FTC announced today that it is suing Cambridge Analytica. The…