Disney Will Pay $10 Million To Settle Ftc Complaint That It Collected Children's Data On Youtube

The Federal Trade Commission announced that Disney will salary $10 cardinal to settee allegations that nan intermezo elephantine allowed information postulation connected YouTube videos meant for children. Under nan Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, besides known arsenic COPPA, companies are required to notify parents and get parental consent if they postulation accusation from minors. According to nan FTC complaint, Disney grounded to decently explanation immoderate YouTube videos arsenic "Made for Kids," which allowed nan institution to cod information and present targeted ads to viewers younger than 13.

The projected bid from nan FTC would besides require Disney to create a reappraisal process for determining erstwhile and really videos are correctly designated pinch YouTube's Made for Kids label. YouTube rolled retired nan Made for Kids tags pursuing a $170 million colony successful 2019 connected charges that nan video level had violated COPPA. Google faced an further colony of $30 million past period from a akin class-action lawsuit.