The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty to resolve allegations that its YouTube content violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Regulators said Disney misclassified child‑directed videos between 2020 and 2022 as general‑audience content, allowing YouTube’s systems to collect personal data from viewers under 13 without parental consent. The federal court order requires Disney to implement a compliance program and bars future violations. The case follows Google and YouTube’s earlier $30 million settlement, highlighting heightened scrutiny of entertainment companies as children’s content increasingly migrates to advertising‑driven digital platforms.
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