In a letter to the FTC, the consumer groups ask the agency to look at digital media companies' data collection practices.
His group plans to send a follow-up letter to the FTC recommending individual companies to subpoena and will meet with the agency to discuss its concerns next week.
The FTC is in the midst of reviewing its regulations surrounding the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the federal law that requires companies to obtain parental consent before collecting data from children younger than 13. It comes as tech giants are under heightened scrutiny in Washington, D.C., and around the world over their handling of personal information. Two of the largest platforms already are tightening their own rules for identifying and advertising to children.
Still, it remains unclear when the FTC might update its regulations. The agency has received more than 160,000 comments so far, including thousands from content creators who are worried that changes to the rules could wind up discouraging them from making kid-friendly videos.
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