{"id":379047,"date":"2025-12-31T08:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/379047\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T08:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T08:53:07","slug":"disney-to-pay-10m-over-alleged-breaches-of-us-child-privacy-laws-privacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/379047\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney to pay $10m over alleged breaches of US child privacy laws | Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Settlement comes after US Federal Trade Commission accused the entertainment giant of unlawfully collecting children\u2019s data.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/powerj\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1767171187_394_jp-1730786685-rotated.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 31 Dec 202531 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>Disney has agreed to pay $10m to settle allegations that it breached child privacy laws in the United States, authorities have said.<\/p>\n<p>A federal court approved the settlement to resolve allegations brought by the US Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>The order also requires Disney to operate its YouTube channel in accordance with data-protection rules and establish a programme to ensure future compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Disney had agreed to settle the claims brought by the US antitrust watchdog in September.<\/p>\n<p>The civil case stems from allegations that Disney collected children\u2019s personal data without parental consent via its videos on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>Antitrust officials alleged that Disney had wrongly designated more than 300 YouTube videos, including content from The Incredibles, Toy Story, Frozen, and Mickey Mouse, as not being aimed at children.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube requires content creators to designate videos as \u201cMade for Kids\u201d or \u201cNot Made for Kids\u201d to comply with the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Rule.<\/p>\n<p>Under the rule, companies in the US are prohibited from collecting data from children below 13 without parental notification.<\/p>\n<p>Other major companies that have paid settlements under the rule, which has been amended several times since its enactment in 2000, include Google and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Disney did not\u00a0immediately\u00a0respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Justice Department is firmly devoted to ensuring parents have a say in how their children\u2019s information is collected and used,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Brett A Shumate said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Department will take swift action to root out any unlawful infringement on parents\u2019 rights to protect their children\u2019s privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disney, which has its headquarters in Burbank, California, is one of the world\u2019s largest entertainment companies, with revenue for the fiscal year 2025 reaching $94.4bn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Settlement comes after US Federal Trade Commission accused the entertainment giant of unlawfully collecting children\u2019s data. 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