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Originally published on December 15, 2020 2:38 pm
The Federal Trade Commission is demanding that nine social media and tech companies share details on how they harness users data and what they do with the information.
Amazon.com, TikTok owner ByteDance, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp (also owned by Facebook) and YouTube were sent orders by the FTC on Monday to provide the commission with details on their data collection and advertising practices. The companies have 45 days to respond to the order.
Representatives for these companies didn t immediately respond to NPR s request for comment.
The inquiry is the latest move by federal regulators to crack the whip on Big Tech in an attempt to monitor their activities. Increased scrutiny by federal and state officials this year has pushed major social media websites and apps to answer for perceived improper uses of consumer data and violations of federal anti-monopoly law.
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Amazon, and eight other social media and tech companies, received orders from the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. They must hand over information on how they harness user data. Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images
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The Federal Trade Commission is demanding that nine social media and tech companies share details on how they harness users data and what they do with the information.
Amazon.com, TikTok owner ByteDance, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp (also owned by Facebook) and YouTube were sent orders by the FTC on Monday to provide the commission with details on their data collection and advertising practices. The companies have 45 days to respond to the order.
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The Federal Trade Commission on Monday followed up last week s anti-trust lawsuit against Facebook with a wide-ranging probe of the data practices of Amazon.com, TikTok, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp and YouTube. File Pool Photo by Mandel Ngan/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 14 (UPI) In an effort to lift the hood on the practices of social media companies, online retailers and streaming services, the Federal Trade Commission on Monday issued orders to nine big technology companies requiring them to provide data on how they collect personal information and how the services affect children and teens.
Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, Others Ordered To Explain What They Do With User Data
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The Federal Trade Commission is demanding that nine social media and tech companies share details on how they harness users data and what they do with the information.
Amazon.com, TikTok owner ByteDance, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp (also owned by Facebook), and YouTube were sent orders by the FTC on Monday to provide the commission with details on their data collection and advertising practices. The companies have 45 days to respond to the order.
Representatives for these companies didn t immediately respond to NPR s request for comment.