Overview
- Prosecutors alleged Disney failed to label certain YouTube videos as child-directed, enabling targeted ads and unlawful data collection from children without parental consent.
- A federal judge in the Central District of California approved a stipulated order imposing a $10 million civil penalty.
- The order prohibits COPPA violations on YouTube and mandates a program to review each video for child-directed status.
- Disney’s compliance will be monitored by the court, resolving the government’s claims without a trial.
- The case was handled by the DOJ Civil Division with FTC involvement, and Disney has not commented.