United States of America: Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuit against Disney over alleged violations of Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2025-09-02
under deliberation

On 2 September 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Disney, alleging vi…

2025-12-31
under investigation

On 31 December 2025, a federal judge approved a settlement order in the lawsuit filed by the Federa…