Overview
- Federal judges approved a stipulated order requiring Disney to pay a $10 million civil penalty following a DOJ case referred by the FTC.
- The complaint says Disney failed to mark many YouTube videos as Made for Kids, allowing collection of under-13s’ data and targeted ads.
- The order bars Disney’s units from operating on YouTube in ways that violate COPPA and requires a formal compliance program for future controls.
- Regulators note Disney was alerted in 2020 when YouTube switched labels on more than 300 Disney videos, with uploads spanning over 1,250 channels.
- Disney says the settlement concerns some content distributed on YouTube and does not extend to Disney-owned platforms such as Disney+.