News & Analysis as of September 14, 2024

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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1998 to protect children's privacy by regulating what personal information may be collected from children's online activity. The law applies to commercial websites and online services directed at children under thirteen years of age and regulates how personal information may be collected, stored or used. less -

FTC Order Bans Anonymous Messaging App from Serving Minors

Perkins Coie on 8/21/2024

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

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

Clark Hill PLC on 8/5/2024

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

Epic Fail: Fortnite Creator to Pay $520 Million FTC Settlement

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 12/23/2022

Epic Games, Inc. (“Epic”) agreed to pay a combined $520 million in two “record-breaking settlements” on Monday. The settlements resolve alleged violations of both the Federal Trade Commission Act (the “FTC Act”) and the...more

Online Advertising Platform Settles Allegations It Collected Personal Information from Children

Cozen O'Connor on 12/23/2021

The FTC reached a settlement with online advertising platform OpenX Technologies, Inc. to resolve allegations that OpenX collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent in violation of the FTC...more

Online Talent Agency Stars in FTC’s 30th COPPA Case

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/27/2018

On February 5, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its most recent Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) case against Explore Talent, an online talent agency marketed to aspiring actors and models....more

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