Since at least 2019, Meta has knowingly refused to shut down the majority of accounts belonging to children under the age of 13 while collecting their personal information without their parents' ...

Keypoint: If signed by the governor, the Arkansas bill will create new obligations for the collection and processing of personal information for Arkansas children and teens under 16 years of age, ...

The U.S. Senate officially passed the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, known as COPPA 2.0. “This bill expands ...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced a package of kids online safety legislation to the House floor, and the ...

As the landscape of kids’ privacy regulation evolves rapidly at both the state and federal level, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been clear that kids’ privacy is a priority. Indeed, Chairman ...

While countries around the world act to protect the on-line privacy of adults, Congress has failed to address this widely recognized problem. However, when it comes ...

The Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into alleged violations of child privacy laws. The settlement, disclosed Tuesday, covers videos that ...

Chris Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, speaking at the NAD annual conference in Washington, DC on Sept. 17, 2025. (Photo: Brian O ...