FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves
T he Federal Trade Commission published a new report about social media platforms and video streaming services’ data ...
All your paranoia about social media sites surveilling you is probably spot-on
An FTC report has accused social media companies of vast user surveillance, inadequate data gathering practices, and ...
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, ...
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 ...
Scathing FTC Report Accuses Social Media Sites Of Vast User Surveillance
The report is in response to 6(b) orders issued in December 2020 to nine social media and video streaming sites.
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 ...
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 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 Can't Control What AI Does With Their Data, FTC Says
Social media companies gather data through tracking technologies used in online advertising and buying information from data ...
FTC report reveals social media apps are exactly as bad for privacy as you think they are
A new FTC report is exposing tech giants like WhatsApp, Reddit, YouTube, and more for vast data collection and failing to ...
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users. This includes children and teens ...
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 ...