Disney Faces $10M Fine Over Children’s Data Misuse
Disney has been charged $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations of unlawfully collecting children's personal data without parental consent, thereby violating the U.S Children's Online Privacy Protection rule.
Following a complaint filed by the department of Justice, Disney violated the rule by wrongly lebeling some of its YouTube uploaded videos as "Made For Kids".
This mislabeling exposed children to age inappropriate YouTube features without notifying parents or obtaining their consent.
YouTube requires content creators, including Disney, to indicate uploaded videos are either "Made For Kids" or "Not Made For Kids" inorder to comply with the policy.
As part of the settlement, Disney will pay a $10 million civil penalty for violating the policy, comply with the policy, and implement a program to ensure that all videos uploaded to YouTube are properly marked as "Made For Kids" or "Not Made For Kids".
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