FTC, social media
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 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 Trade Commission said in a report on the data practices of social media and video streaming companies.
FTC finds that social media, streaming giants engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ of users
The first issue that today’s report flags relates to the manner in which some tech giants collect user data. According to the FTC, certain market players use intrusive data collection methods such as tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a code snippet that a company embeds into webpages to detect when consumers interact with them.
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 finds.
Analysis
A possible downside to limits on teens’ access to social media
Proposed age bans and other limits on Instagram and TikTok use could harm some kids’ mental health, advocates say.
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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