Tag: Social Media

FTC Alleges Sendit App and its CEO Unlawfully Collected Personal Data from Children, Deceived Users About Messages, Subscription Memberships

Date

September 29, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the operator of the Sendit anonymous messaging app for unlawfully collecting personal data from children, misleading users by sending messages...

FTC Takes Action Against Robot Toy Maker for Allowing Collection of Children’s Data without Parental Consent

Date

September 3, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against robot toy maker Apitor Technology over allegations that its app enabled a third party in China to collect geolocation information from children...

FTC to Host June 4 Workshop on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families

Date

June 3, 2025

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop on "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families,” which will examine how Big Tech companies impose addictive...

FTC Releases Tentative Agenda for Attention Economy Workshop on June 4

Date

May 19, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission has released the tentative agenda for its June 4, 2025 workshop on "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families." The workshop, which will...

FTC Reschedules its Attention Economy Workshop for June 4

Date

April 16, 2025

Due to increased interest, the Federal Trade Commission has rescheduled its workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families" for June 4, 2025, which...

FTC to Hold Workshop on May 28 on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families

Date

March 25, 2025

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families." The workshop will be held on May 28th at the Federal...

A Look Behind the Screens: Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services - September 2024 (2.74 MB)

Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry on Tech Censorship

Date

February 20, 2025

Today, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or...

Public Statement

Oral Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak at the Open Commission Meeting on September 19, 2024

Date

September 19, 2024

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Oral Remarks of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak at the Open Commission Meeting on September 19, 2024 (112.4 KB)

Report

A Look Behind the Screens: Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services

Date

September 19, 2024

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FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate Safeguards for Kids and Teens

Date

September 19, 2024

A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consumers...

Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Services Staff Report (448.13 KB)

Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Services Staff Report

Date

September 19, 2024

Melissa Holyoak, Former Commissioner

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Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Services Report (305.55 KB)

Concurring and Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Services Report

Date

September 19, 2024

Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman

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Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Service Providers Privacy Report

Date

September 19, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

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Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Service Providers Privacy Report (199.96 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On the 6(b) Report Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services (297.66 KB)

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya On the 6(b) Report Examining the Data Practices of Social Media and Video Streaming Services

Date

September 19, 2024

Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner

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FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for September 19 Open Commission Meeting

Date

September 12, 2024

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, September 19, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 11 a.m. ET...

FTC Staff Paper Details Potential Harms to Kids from Blurred Advertising, Recommends Marketers Steer Clear

Date

September 14, 2023

A new Federal Trade Commission staff paper recommends that businesses, social media influencers and others who market or promote products online to children should avoid blurring advertising by...

Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Facebook, Inc.

Date

May 3, 2023

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Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya in the Matter of Facebook, Inc. (188.24 KB)

FTC Proposes Blanket Prohibition Preventing Facebook from Monetizing Youth Data

Date

May 3, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission proposed changes to the agency’s 2020 privacy order with Facebook after alleging that the company has failed to fully comply with the order, misled parents about their...