YouTube to Pay Record $170 Million After FTC Says It Violated Children’s Privacy Law
“Nothing is more important than protecting kids and their privacy,” YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki writes in Wednesday blog post
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Trump Considers Executive Order to Make FCC Police How Social Media Prioritizes Content (Report)
News comes a day after Trump campaign halted Twitter spending in response to suspension of Mitch McConnell’s account
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Facebook Weathers Another Regulatory Storm: Does It Matter?
“If Instagram’s success was because Facebook bought it and nurtured it into a successful site, you wouldn’t want to penalize Facebook for doing that,” Gregory Rosston, director of the Public Policy Program at Stanford University, says
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Facebook Stock Pushes Towards All-Time High Despite New FTC Antitrust Investigation
Social network now has 1.59 billion daily users
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Equifax Will Pay Up to $700 Million in Largest Data-Breach Settlement Ever
The 2017 hack exposed the social security numbers of up to 145 million Americans
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Facebook Expects Potential $5 Billion in FTC Fines, Stock Still Soars 5 Percent on Q1 User Growth
Social network sets aside billions of dollars for ongoing FTC investigation into its user data practices
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TikTok Hit With Record $5.7 Million FTC Fine for Illegally Collected Child User Data
Popular app failed to get parental consent for its users 13-years-old and younger
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Facebook Failed to Monitor How Device Makers Accessed User Data
There was “limited evidence” Facebook made sure its partners didn’t misuse data, according to government-approved report
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Facebook’s Pain Continues: Stock Drops, Zuckerberg Stays Silent, Regulators Want Answers
Company execs will head to Washington on Wednesday to address Cambridge Analytica fallout
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Social Media Influencers Stump for More Seamless Product Placement
FTC regulations are killing social media stars’ most lucrative line of business, influencers argue
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Equifax Failed to Apply Security Patch Available for Months, Leading to Hack
Credit reporting company says it found hole in system — months after fix was available
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Beware, TV Companies: Regulators Are Watching More Than Your Shows (Guest Blog)
How the Federal Trade Commission has caught up to new forms of marketing on social media and beyond — and what advertisers can do about it
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FTC May Ease Anti-Trust Laws to Save News
Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz tells TheWrap that media companies must ensure they are doing a good job finding alternative revenues.
