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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Senators Demand Documentation from TikTok

On October 11, 2024, following the filing of a lawsuit against TikTok by the Kentucky Attorney General, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who authored the bipartisan “Kids Online Safety Act,”...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TikTok Faces New Challenges from State AGs

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No, that is not a clock you hear – it’s just TikTok in the news again, as several states filed lawsuits or other legal challenges last week against the platform, alleging harmful and exploitative tactics affecting the mental...more

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FTC Order Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Serving Minors

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Los Angeles County District Attorney on July 9, 2024, announced a complaint and proposed stipulated order against NGL Labs, LLC, and two NGL co-founders concerning the “NGL: ask me...more

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Children’s Data Update: From FTC and State Agency Enforcement to KOSA Advancing the Senate

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On July 7, the FTC and the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against the developer of an anonymous messaging app (NGL Labs,...more

Alston & Bird

California AG Announces $500,000 Settlement with Mobile Game App Company for Unlawful Collection and Sharing of Children’s Data

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On June 18, 2024, California Attorney General (“AG”) Rob Bonta and Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced a settlement with a video game developer and publisher regarding allegations that the company...more

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California Attorney General's Recent Enforcement of CCPA and COPPA

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On June 18, 2024, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a third CCPA enforcement settlement, this one with Tilting Point Media LLC. Tilting Point was allegedly using its mobile app game "SpongeBob: Krusty...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California AG Continues Privacy Enforcement: Tilting Point Media Settles for Alleged COPPA and CCPA Violations

In an ongoing effort to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the California Attorney General's Office (CAG) announced a recent settlement against Tilting...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California Attorney General Settles Third CCPA Enforcement Action

Following the Sephora and DoorDash enforcement actions, on June 18, 2024, the California Attorney General announced its third California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement action against Tilting Point Media LLC. Tilting...more

Troutman Pepper

Court Permits Arkansas Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against TikTok to Proceed

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The Circuit Court of Cleburne County, Arkansas, denied TikTok and its parent company ByteDance’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin. In the complaint, the AG alleges that TikTok...more

Cozen O'Connor

TikTok’s Suitability for Children Questioned in New Lawsuit by Iowa AG

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. and affiliated entities alleging that the social media company violated state consumer protection laws by making deceptive representations to parents regarding the...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 9.7.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Google Reaches Settlement with AGs from 50 States, D.C.,...more

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Texas enacts new data privacy rules focused on protection of minors

As a former Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation who investigated cybercrimes involving children, I know from experience that the topic of increasing online protections for minors provoked intense debates...more

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law - June 2022 #2

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No More Social Fix for Cali Kids? New state bill targets social media addiction - Vertigo 2.0 - There’s a tidal wave of anger against social media. And every time it seems to crest, another swell comes up from...more

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[Webinar] Safeguarding minors in the gaming and esports space - September 29th, 8:00 am PDT

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Whether it’s through mobile gaming or live streaming, young people are spending more time than ever participating in the virtual world. Yet, in-game chat functionality, online trolls, loot boxes and advertising are posing...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

BBB Report Offers Insights Into Teens’ Privacy In Mobile Apps

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"In a world where teens are restricted from driving, voting, and making other decisions regarding their autonomy, why does the assumption exist that they can properly manage their own data privacy?" asks the Better Business...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Loot Box Saga Continues

The flurry of proposed legislative activity around loot boxes continues. State Rep. Rick Hansen (DFL-South Saint Paul) introduced H.F. 4460in Minnesota this week. H.F. 4460 would prohibit game purchases that result in random...more

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Collecting Information From Children

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The United States has relatively few restrictions on collecting information from children off-line. Efforts to collect information from children over the internet, however, are regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy...more

McAfee & Taft

I accept!

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So, you’re ready to launch your new online business or mobile app. The website looks great, and the app tile has an elegant, simple design that’s sure to stand out on phone and tablet screens. Missing anything? Oh, yeah, that...more

Carlton Fields

Regulatory Settlement Proves Major Obstacle for Certification of Minor Class of Google In-App Purchases

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Google sells apps on its Play Store that allow users to make in-app purchases, typically the buying of “currency” for use in app-based games. This putative class action alleged that the games were aimed at minor children and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Is Your Website Ready for California’s “Minor Eraser” Law?

Starting on Jan. 1, 2015, California’s new “Minor Eraser” law goes into effect and allows minors in California to remove content or information that they have posted as a registered user on a website, online service, online...more

BakerHostetler

Enforcement Priorities and Trends in Children's and Minors' Advertising and Privacy

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BakerHostetler's Alan Friel recently interviewed FTC staff lawyer Kandi Parsons and Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Elliot Sibers at the opening session of the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") of the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

New California Privacy Law Revisions Will Impact Website and Mobile App Operators With Users Under Age 18

Last year, California made child-related revisions to its Online Privacy Protection Act that have ramifications even for websites and other online services that are not directed to children. The revision, “Privacy Rights for...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Advertising Law - September 2014

Complimentary TCPA Update Webinar: The Year in Review and What Lies Ahead - One year has passed since the implementation of the Federal Communication Commission’s revised Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules....more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Breaking News: The COPPA Enforcement Actions Are Here!

As we predicted in prior blog posts, the Federal Trade Commission has begun its vigorous enforcement of the Amended COPPA Rule. And one of the players is not a child-related site, so read on. The Commission just announced ...more

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FTC Reaches $32.5 Million Settlement Agreement with Apple, Inc. Over Deceptive Billing Practices in Mobile Apps for Children

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The Federal Trade Commission announced its sizeable settlement agreement with Apple, Inc. on Wednesday, over allegations that the company had violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act by billing consumers...more

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