The FTC proposed new sanctions that would clamp down on Meta's use of younger users' data for profit. 'Facebook has repeatedly violated its privacy promises,' Samuel Levine, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said.
The agency said Wednesday that a third-party review of Meta's privacy program, which Meta had agreed to as part of a 2020 settlement over privacy violations, found that the company had violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, which prevents websites from collecting the private information of users 13 years old or younger. The company also violated a 2012 FTC order that barred third-party app developers from being given access to the data of minors, the FTC said.
The proposed sanctions would prohibit the company from profiting from any data it collects about users 18 or younger. It would also be subject to several expanded limitations, including additional limitations on the use of facial recognition software and the creation of additional protection for users."This is a political stunt," Meta spokesman Andy Stone said on Twitter.
The FTC sued Meta in December to block its acquisition of Within, a virtual reality developer. The lawsuit was denied by a California court, and the agency declined to try and appeal it.
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