Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, YouTube, Kick and Reddit meet the criteria for social media platforms that must comply with Australia's social media age restrictions starting Dec. 10, the eSafety Commissioner announced Wednesday.
Apple, Microsoft, Snap and X continue to lead a tech industry push for passage of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) against opponents like Meta, Google, ByteDance and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, according to the latest Senate lobbying numbers.
Virginia's lawsuit against TikTok and parent company ByteData may continue, a state court ruled Friday.
Meta and TikTok may have breached provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding transparency and user rights and empowerment, the European Commission said Friday. Neither company commented immediately.
Legislators can help protect kids on social media, but a cultural shift on the issue of child safety also will require collaboration from Big Tech, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) said Tuesday.
Ireland's Data Protection Commission published a final decision Thursday on its investigation into whether TikTok violated the GDPR by transferring Europeans' personal data to China. The decision, including fines of 530 million euros ($600 million), was announced May 2 (see 2505020001).
Sendit violated COPPA by illegally collecting children’s data and deceived users with messages from fake people, the FTC announced Tuesday in a lawsuit against the Los Angeles-based anonymous messaging app.
Canada's investigation of TikTok found inadequate measures to prevent collection and use of kids’ sensitive personal information, said Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne on Tuesday. The national privacy regulator said it jointly investigated the social media platform with provincial privacy commissioners for Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia.
A Canadian security camera company with ties to China misled consumers about its privacy and security standards, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Hilgers, in an interview with Privacy Daily, discussed how he's using his office's consumer protection authority, as well as the outlook for the state's new privacy law.
Organizations providing content accessible to kids “should prepare for greater legal and regulatory scrutiny,” said an IAPP analysis on age assurance published Monday.