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FTC says social networks’ data privacy, safety policies are ‘woefully inadequate’
FTC Chair Lina Khan said the report determined these platforms “harvest an enormous amount of Americans’ personal data and monetize it,” for billions of dollars every year. “While lucrative for the ...
Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC
YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report, though its findings were anonymized and did not reveal specific companies’ practices. YouTube is owned ...
Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable'
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers ...
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Senators Urge FTC, DOJ to Investigate AI Models That Copy Third-Party Content — AI: The Washington Report
On September 10, eight Democratic Senators urged the heads of the FTC and DOJ’s Antitrust Division to investigate certain ...
FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
In a strongly worded report, the FTC finds Facebook, TikTok, X, and others 'indefinitely retain troves of data' on the public ...
FTC: Major social media and streaming websites violated user privacy with ‘vast surveillance’
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission has found that large social media and video streaming platforms have engaged ...
Social Media Cos. Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
The Federal Trade Commission said in a report that major social media companies and video streaming services engaged in vast consumer surveillance while failing to provide adequate privacy controls or ...
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FTC report exposes data practices of major social media giants
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff examines the data practices of major social media and video ...
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FTC exposes massive surveillance of kids, teens by social media giants
FTC Chair Lina M. Khan further underscored the gravity of these findings today, saying the report reveals how these companies monetize an "enormous amount of Americans’ personal data," earning ...
FTC report assails social networks’ privacy, safety practices
The Federal Trade Commission said social media and streaming companies including YouTube, Amazon and Facebook fail to ...
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 ...