FTC says social media apps are surveilling kids and teens
They're doing very little to protect the young ones from harmful content and are pushing back against legislation.
The FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves
The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video ...
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users
The FTC just published results of a sweeping study of social media sites that has been going on for four years. The ...
FTC Decries Social Media Platforms' 'Vast Surveillance' of Users
Consumers do not understand how much privacy they are giving up, largely to facilitate targeted advertising, the Federal ...
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The Dark Side of Social Media Surveillance: An FTC Report #1767
A sweeping new study from the FTC has exposed the vast surveillance practices of major social media and streaming platforms.
Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
The agency said the companies engaged in vast consumer surveillance while failing to provide adequate privacy controls or ...
Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, ...
Yes, social media apps are spying on you, FTC confirms
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers ...
FTC finds social media companies steal tons of data
FTC seeks clear information on how social media and streaming companies determine which specific ads and other content to ...
FTC report shows "staggering" amount of personal data collected on social media sites
The FTC ordered nine companies to provide information on their data collection practices. According to the report, through ...
Social media users lack control over data used by AI, US FTC says
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little ...
FTC Says Social Media Platforms Engage in ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Users
Social media platforms are engaging in “vast surveillance” of people online and failing to protect children, according to a ...