Disney to Pay $10 Million Fine to Settle FTC Complaint Over YouTube Videos That Collected Kids' Data

The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million fine in order to settle a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over some of its 'Made for Kids' content on YouTube. The Tuesday update comes after the FTC accused Disney of violating the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) when it failed to correctly label videos as being made for children under 13. As such, their personal data was collected and ad-targeted without parental consent. In addition to paying the civil penalty, Disney must adhere to COPPA rules on YouTube going forward and will instate a program . . .