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United States of America: Closed consultation on FTC amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)

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Closed consultation on FTC amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA)

On 11 March 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA). The amendments aim to impose additional restrictions on the use and disclosure of chil…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2023-12-20
under deliberation

On 20 December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed amendments to the Children's Onlin…

2024-01-11
in consultation

On 11 January 2024, the public consultation opened on the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) propose…

2024-03-11
processing consultation

On 11 March 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed a public consultation on proposed amend…

2025-01-16
adopted

On 16 January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted amendments to the Children’s Online …

2025-04-22
in grace period

On 22 April 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted final amendments to the Children’s Onl…

2025-06-22
in grace period

On 22 June 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection …

2026-04-22
in force

On 22 April 2026, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection…