United States of America: Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Disney over alleged violations of Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
Progress
Current status
under investigation
31 Dec 2025 under investigation
02 Sep 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Trade Commission reached settlement with Disney resolving Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule lawsuit
On 31 December 2025, a federal judge approved a settlement order in the lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. and Disney Entertainment Operations LLC for alleged violations of Section 5(a) of the Feder…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuit against Disney over alleged violations of Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
On 2 September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Disney, alleging violations of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act and the FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). The complaint claims Dis…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court