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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

FTC COPPA Enforcement - Still Alive and Well

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 9/8/2025

Two recent high profile settlements signal that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) will continue to aggressively enforce violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”). In a particularly high-profile...more

Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Allegations of Unlawful Kids’ Data Collection

Cozen O'Connor on 9/5/2025

The FTC settled with Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC (collectively, “Disney”) over allegations that Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA) by allowing...more

The Robins Kaplan Privacy Pulse - Big Tech Aims to Increase Privacy Protections for Teens and Children

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/18/2021

Facing pressure from Congress and a groundswell of complaints by parents, many of the biggest technology companies are taking belated action to improve privacy protections for their teenage users. Though the Children’s Online...more

Is Your Content in Compliance? New YouTube Standards Highlight COPPA Regulations

ArentFox Schiff on 12/6/2019

The FTC filed a lawsuit against YouTube, alleging that the company illegally collected personal information from children in violation of COPPA. In September, the FTC and New York Attorney General announced a settlement. As...more

Practitioners’ Corner: The FTC is the COPPA on the Beat: The YouTube Settlement and What It Means for In-House Counsel

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/4/2019

Practitioner’s Corner is a monthly focus on topics of interest to in-house counsel in the implementation of their privacy programs. On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Google and YouTube...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | September 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 9/25/2019

California Adds Biometric Restrictions to Data-Breach Law, Potentially Creating a De Facto Biometric Privacy Law Subject to the governor’s signature, California’s breach-notification law will gain additional requirements...more

Google and YouTube to Pay $170 Million for COPPA Violations

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 9/24/2019

In the largest settlement ever obtained in connection with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Google and its subsidiary YouTube have agreed to pay $170 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the...more

FTC, YouTube, and Kids’ Privacy: Key Takeaways from the Biggest COPPA Settlement in FTC History

Fenwick & West LLP on 9/23/2019

On September 4, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Google and YouTube will pay a record $170 million as part of a settlement over allegations that YouTube violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more

FTC Imposes Record Fine on YouTube For Children's Privacy Violation

Goodwin on 9/16/2019

The FTC recently announced a record $170 million settlement with Google and its subsidiary YouTube to settle allegations that YouTube illegally collected personal information from children without parental consent, in...more

Landmark FTC Settlement Offers Important Lessons for Businesses That May Collect or Use Children’s Information

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/10/2019

On September 4, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced a settlement with YouTube and its parent Google that resolves allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy...more

FTC Under Pressure from Congress to Investigate Violations of Child Privacy Laws

McGuireWoods LLP on 11/8/2018

In August, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved changes to a video game industry program in an effort to ensure compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). This comes after a 2017 study...more

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YouTube Offers Owners Way to Age-Restrict Content

BakerHostetler on 6/8/2015

Earlier this year Google launched an app called YouTube Kids, which it describes as offering “popular children’s programming, plus kid-friendly content from filmmakers, teachers, and creators all around the world.” In...more

Status Updates - December 2014

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 12/4/2014

Yik Yak arrests. For several months now we at Socially Aware have been writing about how college students have been using the purportedly anonymous messaging app Yik Yak to communicate deeply offensive remarks and threats of...more

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