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US FTC slams Meta, TikTok and Twitch for ‘woefully inadequate’ data policies
YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report Social media companies collect, share and process vast troves of information about their users while offering little transparency or control,
FTC Report Exposes Data Practices of Meta, TikTok, and Other Social Media Giants
An FTC investigation revealed companies like Meta, YouTube, and TikTok are aggressively collecting user data, often without clear consent.
New FTC Report Says Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and TikTok Engage In Surveillance of Users To Profit Off Their Personal Data
FTC report reveals tech giants profit from user data without proper privacy protections, risking kids’ safety.
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,
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 brokers, and other means, the FTC said.
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.
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 ...
FTC Chair Lina Khan Says Antitrust Regulations Help Small Businesses Too
Antitrust regulation isn't just about protecting consumers, Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan said Thursday afternoon ...
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FTC: Mass surveillance conducted by social media, video streaming services
Aside from failing to remove data from former users, most of the said platforms also had no safeguards for data belonging to ...
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Social media companies, video streaming services engage in "vast surveillance" of users, FTC says
Big tech companies also often claim not to know how many kids use their platforms, critics have noted. "This is not credible, ...
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FTC blasts social media and video firms over ‘vast surveillance of users’
US regulator the FTC has published a report on the data collection and usage practices of social media and video streaming services. It’s fair to say it is not impressed. “They engaged […] ...
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, ...