US FTC slams Meta, TikTok and Twitch
US FTC slams Meta, TikTok and Twitch for ‘woefully inadequate’ data policies
The report analysed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s video gaming platform Twitch, and others manage user data, concluding that data management and retention policies at many of the companies were “woefully inadequate”.
Meta, TikTok, Twitch, and other social media platform users lack control over data used by AI: U.S. FTC
Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said.
The FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves
The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video streaming services, and the results are damning, if not unexpected. The report,
FTC accuses 9 social media platforms like X, Insta, TikTok of ‘vast surveillance’ of consumers
The FTC’s findings reveal that not only did companies like X, Meta and ByteDance collect and monetise vast amounts of personal data, but their practices for data collection, minimisation, and retentio
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 new report from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. And if you thought Big Tech was serious about calling for FTC Chair Lina Khan to be fired before, just wait until this report properly trickles through Silicon Valley today.
Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC
The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch, and others manage user data, concluding that data management and retention policies at many of the companies were “woefully inadequate.
F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission ...
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 ...
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Social media sites are conducting ‘vast surveillance’, FTC warns
The FTC says media companies such as Meta, X and YouTube conduct “vast surveillance of consumers” to monetise their personal ...
No Privacy For Profit's Sake: FTC Calls Out Amazon, Meta, Big Tech For Exposing Users To 'Host Of Harms'
Big tech is acting more like Big Brother. That’s according to the latest report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The ...
Meta, Amazon, YouTube’s Commercial Surveillance Flagged by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission called out the failure of Big Tech’s self-regulation, the ubiquity of commercial surveillance, ...
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 report assails social networks’ privacy, safety practices
The Federal Trade Commission said social media and streaming companies including YouTube, Amazon and Facebook fail to ...