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.
Big tech companies engage in "vast surveillance" of users, FTC says
FTC Chair Lina Khan says tech giants such as Meta and Google "endanger people's privacy" and "expose them to a host of harms."
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.
Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable'
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers most at risk, the Federal Trade Commission found in a report published Thursday.
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users
The FTC just published results of a sweeping study of social media sites that has been going on for four years. The organization said that many social media sites and streaming services engage in “vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their personal information.
FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
In a strongly worded report, the FTC finds Facebook, TikTok, X, and others 'indefinitely retain troves of data' on the public, even if you do not have an account, and fail to protect kids and teens.
FTC report finds 'vast surveillance' of users on social media apps
The report by the Federal Trade Commission claims social media and video platforms collect troves of personal information from activity across the internet for use in targeted advertising.
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