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On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the Commission) published an updated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Rule) in the Federal Register. The updates are effective June 23, 2025. But...more
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final amendments ("the Amendments") to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in the Federal Register. The Amendments expand the...more
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published final updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule). The final COPPA Rule goes into effect on June 23, 2025, 60 days after its...more
On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published substantial amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA), which will take effect on June 23, 2025. Businesses subject to COPPA must ensure...more
The Children’s Advertising Review Unit recently settled with KidGeni – a generative art platform intended for children- for allegedly violating both CARU’s guidelines and COPPA. According to CARU, which is a self-regulatory...more
On March 7, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of 43 state attorneys general sent to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) a letter urging the FTC to update the regulations (“COPPA Rules”) implementing the Children’s Online Privacy...more
The FTC is proposing significant changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) rule to place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information. The COPPA Rule requires websites...more
On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposed Rule) seeking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which would place new restrictions on...more
The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule requires operators of websites and online services that are directed to children under 13 years of age, or that have “actual knowledge” they are collecting personal information...more
Whether your focus is privacy, advertising or both, there is a good chance that you have bumped into some thorny issues involving the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). In general, COPPA prohibits websites or...more
On June 5th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Microsoft over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for its data practices involving its Xbox live product. ...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with weight loss company WW International (formerly known as Weight Watchers) requiring the company to pay a $1.5 million penalty, delete the personal information of...more
The Children’s Advertising Review Unit recently settled with TickTalk Tech, LLC over its information collection practices. CARU, a self-regulatory body that reaches voluntary settlements with companies, conducts regular...more
The Department of Justice, acting on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, recently took action against WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers, and its subsidiary, Kurbo, Inc. (together, “Weight...more
Algorithmic disgorgement is back in the spotlight at the FTC, this time in connection with a recently announced settlement with WW International, Inc., formerly known as Weight Watchers (WW), and a subsidiary called Kurbo,...more
Once again, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made it clear that absent parental consent, the personal information of children under 13 is off-limits to companies operating online applications and websites. On July 1,...more
The Federal Trade Commission is requesting comments and input on the effectiveness of the 2013 amendments it made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. Although the FTC typically reviews its rules every ten years,...more