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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 safeguards for children.
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, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.
FTC says social media apps are surveilling kids and teens
They're doing very little to protect the young ones from harmful content and are pushing back against legislation.
FTC warns of social media tracking
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Social Media’s Lax Controls Leave U.S. Citizens Vulnerable to Surveillance: A New FTC Report!
An FTC Report Reveals That Major Social Media and Streaming Platforms Are Tracking Users with Lax Privacy Protections (Think Twice Before Using Them!)
FTC: Social media cashing in on private data | Morning in America
A Federal Trade Commission report said companies are engaged in “extensive surveillance” of their customers, including sharing personal data with AI-driven systems. #DataPrivacy #SocialMediaData #FTCD
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How Binghamton-area police agencies respond to social media threats against schools
Amid false threats against local schools, Binghamton-area police agencies rely on strong communication and online ...
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Wayne County Sheriff’s Office addresses social media threats, urges vigilance
While law enforcement agencies across the county and region are actively monitoring these reports, Sheriff Milby emphasized ...
Consequences of making school shooting threats over social media
"Any kind of threat, whether it be to a school or to any kind of infrastructure, is something we take serious." ...
Moscow's covert funding of American influencers proves more effective than fake social media accounts
Russia's troll factories have sought to stir up unrest online for years. But the Kremlin now increasingly seems to be ...
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Deputy minister: MCMC keeping an eye on GISBH-related parodies on social media, warns of possible action
The Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is actively monitoring social media content involving GISB Holdings Sdn ...
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Brazil fines Musk's social media platform X for breaching brief ban
A court in Brazil on Thursday fined tech billionaire Elon Musk’s companies after some users in the country were able to ...
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Norwalk police investigate social media threat against schools
NORWALK — Police in Norwalk are investigating a threat made against schools on social media, received on the evening of Sept.
Baker County Sheriff’s Office arrests teen who threatened school shootings through social media
Detectives from the Baker County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 16-year-old high school student on Wednesday for sending a message through social media threatening shootings at several local schools.
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US Government Charges Social Media Giants with Mass Data Surveillance
A recent study by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unveiled alarming practices of mass surveillance employed by major ...