US EditionDisney agrees to pay $10 million to resolve alleged child privacy law violations, Justice Dept says
Disney agreed to pay $10 million to settle COPPA violations involving over 300 misclassified YouTube videos, requiring a compliance program to prevent future breaches.
- On Tuesday, the Justice Department announced Disney will pay $10 million under a stipulated federal court order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to settle COPPA allegations.
- In a federal complaint filed in California, the government alleged Disney failed to designate some YouTube videos as child-directed, enabling targeted ads and data collection without parental consent.
- Under the stipulated court order, Disney must establish a compliance program and review each video to ensure YouTube practices adhere to COPPA, resolving claims with court oversight.
- DOJ officials said attorneys from the DOJ Civil Division and the FTC handled the case, stressing that violations undermine parental control and Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate said the department is devoted to protecting parents' say over children's data.
- YouTube's scale shows billions of U.S. views and the Disney YouTube channel with more than 6.5 million subscribers and dozens of videos exceeding 10 million views amid scrutiny of large media and technology companies.
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