Published 09/20/2024 2:03:00 a.m.

US accuses social media giants of 'vast surveillance'

The US Federal Trade Commission reports social media companies engaged in “vast surveillance” to profit from personal information.
FTC Chair Lina Khan stated companies harvest massive amounts of data, making billions, risking privacy and safety.
The report urges social media to limit data collection and calls for US Congress to adopt federal privacy legislation.

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

US accuses social media giants of ‘vast surveillance’

A years-long analysis shows that social media titans engaged in “vast surveillance” to make money from people's personal information, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Read full story

09/20/2024 4:53:55 a.m.·Malaysia

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South China Morning Post

US FTC slams TikTok, Meta and Twitch over data used by AI

YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report.

09/20/2024 2:21:29 a.m.·Hong Kong

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CBS News

Social media companies, video streaming services 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."

09/19/2024 6:29:00 p.m.

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The Straits Times

US accuses social media giants of 'vast surveillance'

Information was sought in 2020 from firms such as Meta, YouTube, Snap, Twitter - now X - and TikTok parent company ByteDance. Read more at straitstimes.com.

09/19/2024 7:37:13 p.m.·Singapore

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Los Angeles Times

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.

09/20/2024 4:34:06 a.m.·Los Angeles, United States

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