WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced Tuesday that Disney has agreed to pay US$10 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated federal children’s privacy law through its popular YouTube content, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
“The Justice Department is firmly devoted to ensuring parents have a say in how their children’s information is collected and used,” said Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division in a statement.
The department will take “swift action to root out any unlawful infringement” on parents’ rights to protect their children’s privacy, Shumate added.
According to the statement, in addition to imposing a US$10 million civil penalty on Disney, the order bars Disney from operating on YouTube in a manner that violates the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and its implementing regulations (COPPA).
It also requires Disney to create a programme that will ensure it properly complies with COPPA on YouTube going forward. – BERNAMA-ANADOLU
