On June 5th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Microsoft over alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) for its data practices involving its Xbox live product. ...more
6/21/2023
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On May 31, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced two separate enforcement actions against Amazon—one involving its cloud-based voice service, Alexa, and the other involving Ring, its smart doorbell...more
6/7/2023
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On April 26, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers proposed a new piece of legislation that would impose additional guardrails around the use of social media by children under eighteen. The Protecting Kids on...more
On December 19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached two separate record-breaking settlements with Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) over allegations, among others, that the Fortnite video game maker knowingly violated the...more
On August 29, 2022, the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the Act) was unanimously approved by the California State Senate. It now awaits Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature....more
9/15/2022
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