Summary of the Article: COPPA and Its Impact on Apps and Social Media
1. COPPA Applicability
Operators of commercial websites, online services, including mobile apps and IoT devices, that are directed towards children under 13 and collect, use, or disclose personal information from children are covered by COPPA.
2. COPPA and Social Media
COPPA imposes specific requirements on operators of websites or online services directed towards children under 13 and operators of other websites or online services that knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
3. Impact of COPPA on Social Media Marketing
COPPA is a privacy law that regulates the collection of data from children under 13. It affects web publishers, including mobile app and desktop publishers, as they need to modify their digital advertising strategies to comply with COPPA.
4. YouTube’s Compliance with COPPA
YouTube was found to be partly liable under COPPA as its content rating and curation targeted children, leading to a COPPA settlement by the FTC.
5. COPPA and Social Media Platforms
COPPA applies to all websites, including social media platforms, that collect data from children under 13. The FTC provides guidelines for operators to ensure compliance with COPPA.
6. Non-COPPA Compliant Platforms
Popular platforms like YouTube and Facebook are not COPPA compliant as they claim to cater to a general audience of 13 years and older.
7. Compliance with COPPA
Your business’s privacy policy must comply with COPPA and clearly explain how personal information collected from children under 13 will be used. The policy must also include a list of operators collecting such information on your website or online service.
8. TikTok’s Compliance with COPPA
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Does COPPA apply to apps
Who is covered by COPPA The Rule applies to operators of commercial websites and online services (including mobile apps and IoT devices) directed to children under 13 that collect, use, or disclose personal information from children.
What is COPPA social media
COPPA imposes certain requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age. Text of Rule.
How does COPPA affect social media marketing
COPPA is privacy law that dictates when and how web publishers, including both mobile app and desktop publishers, can collect data from children younger than 13 years old. That means your digital advertising strategy may have to rely on different inputs to determine which targeted ads to show to child audiences.
Does YouTube comply with COPPA
COPPA settlement
In particular, the FTC ruled that YouTube was partly liable under COPPA, as the service's rating and curation of content as being suitable for children constituted the targeting of the website towards children.
Does COPPA apply to social media
COPPA applies to every website that collects data from children under the age of 13. This includes all social media platforms. Although COPPA does not explicitly define how parental consent should be gained, the FTC has established guidelines to help website operators ensure compliance with COPPA.
What websites are not COPPA compliant
Popular Apps That Are NOT COPPA Compliant
YouTube and Facebook are among those that aren't COPPA compliant. That's because both platforms claim to cater to a general audience. While COPPA only applies to apps and websites for children under 13, larger apps like YouTube and Facebook say their users are 13 and older.
Who must comply with COPPA
Your business's privacy policy must comply with COPPA. The privacy policy must explain how the personal information collected from children under 13 will be used and must include a list of operators who collect personal information from children on your website or online service.
Does TikTok comply with COPPA
If you are a foreign company operating on the internet or mobile apps, like TikTok, you may still be under the jurisdiction of COPPA. If your app or website falls under any of the above requirements, or collects information from U.S. residents, a foreign company is deemed under COPPA's authority.
Does TikTok violate COPPA
If you are a foreign company operating on the internet or mobile apps, like TikTok, you may still be under the jurisdiction of COPPA. If your app or website falls under any of the above requirements, or collects information from U.S. residents, a foreign company is deemed under COPPA's authority.
