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Disney Settles $10 Million for Children's Data Violations

9/2/2025

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Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle allegations of unlawfully collecting children's data on YouTube.
The FTC accused Disney of misclassifying videos as child-directed, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.
The settlement mandates Disney to establish a program for accurate audience designation of its videos.

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Story summary

Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle allegations of unlawfully collecting children's data on YouTube.
The FTC accused Disney of misclassifying videos as child-directed, violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule.
The settlement mandates Disney to establish a program for accurate audience designation of its videos.