Facebook Seeks FTC Clarification On Possible Changes To COPPA

Facebook submitted a filing to the Federal Trade Commission seeking clarification on whether the social network and other websites will be able to show first-party advertising to children if the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is updated by the agency.

Facebook submitted a filing to the Federal Trade Commission seeking clarification on whether the social network and other websites will be able to show first-party advertising to children if the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is updated by the agency.

Mashable reported that the FTC’s proposed changes to the 1998 bill would add applications, games, and online advertising networks to the list of platforms that are restricted from collecting personal information from Internet users under 13, but it is unclear whether first-party advertising to children would be affected by the agency’s potential revisions.

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